Synonyms for whole
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1. whole

   Synonyms:
   main body, original, total

   Antonyms:
   accessory, accompaniment, addendum, addition, adjunct, appendage, appendix, appurtenance, attachment, auxiliary, concomitant, extension, supplement

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1. whole

   Synonyms:
   total, entire, all, well, complete, sound, healthy, perfect, unimpaired, undiminished, integral, undivided, gross

   Antonyms:
   partial, imperfect, incomplete, unsound, sick, impaired, diminished, fractional, divided, sectional

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1. wholenoun

   all of something including all its component elements or parts

   "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"

   Synonyms:
   unit

   Antonyms:
   half(a), diversified, fractional, injured, halfway, unhealthy, fragmentary, waist-length, half, divisional, fragmental, aliquot

2. whole, unitadjective

   an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

   "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"

   Synonyms:
   unit, social unit, unit of measurement, building block

   Antonyms:
   fragmental, injured, divisional, unhealthy, diversified, fractional, aliquot, half, half(a), waist-length, halfway, fragmentary

3. wholeadjective

   including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

   "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"

   Synonyms:
   solid, hale, unharmed, unscathed, unanimous, unhurt

   Antonyms:
   aliquot, unhealthy, divisional, halfway, waist-length, fragmental, fragmentary, half, injured, fractional, diversified, half(a)

4. wholeadjective

   (of siblings) having the same parents

   "whole brothers and sisters"

   Synonyms:
   solid, hale, unharmed, unscathed, unanimous, unhurt

   Antonyms:
   diversified, injured, unhealthy, aliquot, divisional, half(a), halfway, fractional, fragmental, waist-length, half, fragmentary

5. unharmed, unhurt, unscathed, wholeadjective

   not injured

   Synonyms:
   hale, unharmed, unanimous, safe and sound, unhurt, solid, unscathed

   Antonyms:
   half, halfway, injured, diversified, waist-length, fragmentary, fragmental, fractional, unhealthy, divisional, aliquot, half(a)

6. hale, wholeadjective

   exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health

   "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"

   Synonyms:
   solid, hale, unharmed, unscathed, unanimous, unhurt

   Antonyms:
   fractional, diversified, halfway, injured, fragmentary, aliquot, half, unhealthy, half(a), fragmental, waist-length, divisional

7. solid, unanimous, wholeadverb

   acting together as a single undiversified whole

   "a solid voting bloc"

   Synonyms:
   self-colored, unhurt, hale, unharmed, consentient, consentaneous, self-coloured, substantial, unanimous, upstanding, hearty, satisfying, solid, square, firm, strong, unscathed

   Antonyms:
   half(a), half, waist-length, divisional, fragmentary, injured, fractional, aliquot, unhealthy, diversified, fragmental, halfway

8. wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, wholeadverb

   to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

   "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"

   Synonyms:
   all in all, altogether, all told, on the whole, solely, tout ensemble, entirely, completely, totally, in all, exclusively, wholly, all, only, alone

   Antonyms:
   unhealthy, waist-length, fragmental, half(a), divisional, injured, fragmentary, fractional, halfway, diversified, half, aliquot

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1. denomerator

   the denominator is the whole part of the fraction that is getting split into by the numerator

   "what is the whole of the fraction."

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

2. total

   targeting something but also targets another thing

   Submitted by anonymous on March 8, 2021  

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1. wholeadjective

   Synonyms:
   all, total

2. wholeadjective

   Synonyms:
   entire, undivided, integral, complete, not fractional

3. wholeadjective

   Synonyms:
   uninjured, unimpaired, unbroken, perfect, faultless, good, firm, strong

4. wholeadjective

   Synonyms:
   sound, well, healthy

5. wholenoun

   Synonyms:
   all, totality, aggregate, gross, amount, sum, sum total

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1. wholeadjective

   Synonyms:
   all, total, entire, intact, complete, inviolate, integral, unbroken, unscathed, unabridged

2. wholenoun

   Synonyms:
   sum, total, totality, all, aggregate, gross, integral

   Antonyms:
   part, portion, fraction, disintegration

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1. List of paraphrases for "whole":

   entire, together, set, entirety, any, full, all, overall, integer, plenary, total, totality, general, joint, everything, ensemble, complete, package, every, comprehensive, suite, assembly

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1. Elizabeth Chan:

   You don't know how people will connect, being interpreted so beautifully by people who love the song is just the biggest honor in the world. And I know that I've done my job right because my whole job in writing Christmas music is to bring people together.

2. Elicia Horton:

   Even though being an Hispanic and all the backfire that's come on Donald Trump, I'm really interested to see what he's going to do 'cause he just has a whole different perspective on business and the economy.

3. Alejandro Salas:

   Of course, one thing is to propose laws and discuss institutions. ... But you need to continue showing in tangible ways that you are actually committed to it, we keep having these scandals that make one doubt the whole discourse.

4. Gunnar Olsen:

   Dunlin will shut five years before plan, which will mean all the other fields going into Sullom Voe (oil terminal) will have increased operating costs, the domino effect is now a significant challenge. If some of these fields are shut in, it will affect the whole basin.

5. Bernard Mannes Baruch:

   During my eighty-seven years I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think.