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Definitions

the works

ADJECTIVE
complete
Synonyms
STRONGEST
entire exhaustive full outright thorough
STRONG
gross integrated replete undocked
WEAK
all faultless full dress imperforate intact integral lock stock and barrel organic plenary thoroughgoing unabbreviated unabridged unbroken uncondensed uncut undiminished undivided unexpurgated unimpaired unitary unreduced whole whole enchilada whole nine yards whole-hog whole-length
Antonyms
STRONGEST
incomplete
WEAK
defective deficient imperfect lacking missing needy short unfinished wanting
ADJECTIVE
comprehensive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
all-inclusive broad complete encyclopedic exhaustive extensive far-reaching full global overall sweeping thorough
STRONG
absolute blanket catholic general infinite umbrella whole
WEAK
across the board all-embracing compendious comprising containing discursive encircling expansive in depth lock stock and barrel of great scope synoptic the big picture the whole shebang wall-to-wall wide widespread
Antonyms
STRONGEST
empty incomplete limited narrow needy restricted short uncomprehensive unfinished
STRONG
circumscribed definite imperfect partial specific
WEAK
exclusive incomprehensive particular selective
ADJECTIVE
unabbreviated
Synonyms
WEAK
all entire exhaustive faultless full full dress gross imperforate intact integral integrated lock stock and barrel organic outright plenary replete thorough thoroughgoing unabridged unbroken uncensored uncondensed uncut undiminished undivided undocked unexpurgated unimpaired unitary unreduced whole whole enchilada whole nine yards whole-hog whole-length
ADJECTIVE
uncensored
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exhaustive uncut
WEAK
all entire faultless full full dress gross imperforate intact integral integrated lock stock and barrel organic outright plenary replete thorough thoroughgoing unabbreviated unabridged unbroken uncondensed undiminished undivided undocked unexpurgated unimpaired unitary unreduced whole whole enchilada whole hog whole nine yards whole-length
ADJECTIVE
uncut
Synonyms
STRONGEST
uncensored
WEAK
all entire exhaustive faultless full full dress gross imperforate intact integral integrated lock stock and barrel organic outright plenary replete thorough thoroughgoing unabbreviated unabridged unbroken uncondensed undiminished undivided undocked unexpurgated unimpaired unitary unreduced whole whole enchilada whole hog whole nine yards whole-length
ADJECTIVE
unexpurgated
Synonyms
WEAK
all entire exhaustive faultless full full dress gross imperforate intact integral integrated lock stock and barrel organic outright plenary replete thorough thoroughgoing unabbreviated unabridged unbroken uncensored uncondensed uncut undiminished undivided undocked unimpaired unitary unreduced whole whole enchilada whole hog whole nine yards whole-length
NOUN
aggregate
Synonyms
STRONG
accumulation agglomerate agglomeration amount assemblage body bulk combination conglomerate conglomeration gross heap lump mass mixture pile quantity sum total totality whole
WEAK
all whole ball of wax whole enchilada whole schmear whole shooting match
Antonyms
STRONG
fraction part
WEAK
individual one
NOUN
entirety
Synonyms
STRONG
absoluteness aggregate completeness complex comprehensiveness ensemble entireness fullness gross intactness integrality integrity oneness perfection plenitude sum total totality unity universality
WEAK
all allness collectiveness collectivity everything omneity omnitude sum total undividedness whole ball of wax whole bit whole enchilada whole nine yards
Antonyms
STRONG
fraction incompleteness part
WEAK
partiality section
NOUN
everything
Synonyms
STRONGEST
all business lot
WEAK
aggregate all in all all that all things complex each thing every little thing fixins' lock stock and barrel many things sum total universe whole whole ball of wax whole caboodle whole enchilada whole lot whole shebang
Antonyms
WEAK
nothing
NOUN
full monty
Synonyms
WEAK
complete the complete amount whole ball of wax whole deal whole nine yards whole shebang whole works
NOUN
murder
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assassination bloodshed crime destruction felony homicide lynching manslaughter massacre shooting slaying terrorism
STRONG
annihilation blood butchery carnage death dispatching hit knifing liquidation off offing
WEAK
bump-off foul play one-way ticket rubout the business
NOUN
sum total
Synonyms
STRONGEST
summation totality
WEAK
aggregate all amount body budget bulk entirety flat out full amount gross jackpot mass quantity quantum result sum tale
NOUN
total
Synonyms
STRONGEST
all amount budget result sum
STRONG
aggregate body bulk entirety gross jackpot mass quantity quantum tale totality
WEAK
flat out full amount sum total
Antonyms
STRONG
fraction individual one part
NOUN
whole
Synonyms
STRONGEST
entity
STRONG
aggregate aggregation all amount assemblage assembly being body bulk coherence combination complex ensemble entirety fullness gross integral jackpot linkage lot lump oneness organism organization piece quantity quantum result sum summation supply system totality unit unity
WEAK
big picture collectivity everything lock stock and barrel sum total whole ball of wax whole enchilada whole nine yards whole shebang
Antonyms
STRONG
abstract concept disorganization fraction inanimate incompleteness individual one part partiality

Example Sentences

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A sequel, promising to take players to the "trailer parks and town hall gardens" of America, is currently in the works.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Then last year, they achieved a goal long in the works: direct training for 988 counselors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

While NASA’s goal is to establish more of an outpost dedicated to expanding the reach of the U.S., others are planning something straight out of the works of Andy Weir or Robert Heinlein: colonization.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Environmental consulting firm Icon, brought in by the landowner, said the council had not provided the legal or technical evidence needed to justify the works.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

I’ve read Ulysses, for God’s sake, and half the works of Shakespeare.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.