whole nine yards

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complete adj.
gross adj.
unabbreviated adj.
uncensored adj.
uncut adj.
unexpurgated adj.
all n.
entirety n.
full monty n.
whole n.
whole caboodle n.
whole hog n.

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 the works thoroughgoing unabbreviated unabridged unbroken uncondensed uncut undiminished undivided unexpurgated unimpaired unitary unreduced whole whole enchilada whole-hog whole-length

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incomplete

WEAK

defective deficient imperfect lacking missing needy short unfinished wanting

ADJECTIVE

gross

Synonyms

STRONGEST

before deductions before tax

STRONG

complete entire total whole

WEAK

aggregate all in sum whole ball of wax whole enchilada whole schmear whole shebang

Antonyms

STRONGEST

net

STRONG

incomplete part

WEAK

partial

ADJECTIVE

unabbreviated

Synonyms

WEAK

all entire exhaustive faultless full full dress gross imperforate intact integral integrated lock stock and barrel organic outright plenary replete the works thorough thoroughgoing unabridged unbroken uncensored uncondensed uncut undiminished undivided undocked unexpurgated unimpaired unitary unreduced whole whole enchilada 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 the works thorough thoroughgoing unabbreviated unabridged unbroken uncondensed undiminished undivided undocked unexpurgated unimpaired unitary unreduced whole whole enchilada whole hog 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 the works thorough thoroughgoing unabbreviated unabridged unbroken uncondensed undiminished undivided undocked unexpurgated unimpaired unitary unreduced whole whole enchilada whole hog 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 the works thorough thoroughgoing unabbreviated unabridged unbroken uncensored uncondensed uncut undiminished undivided undocked unimpaired unitary unreduced whole whole enchilada whole hog whole-length

NOUN

all

Synonyms

STRONGEST

everyone everything group total

WEAK

accumulation aggregate aggregation collection ensemble entirety gross integer jackpot lock stock and barrel mass quantity sum sum total unit utmost whole ball of wax whole enchilada whole schmear whole shooting match whole show works

Antonyms

WEAK

none zero zilch zip

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 the works undividedness whole ball of wax whole bit whole enchilada

Antonyms

STRONG

fraction incompleteness part

WEAK

partiality section

NOUN

full monty

Synonyms

WEAK

complete the complete amount the works whole ball of wax whole deal whole shebang whole works

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 the works whole ball of wax whole enchilada whole shebang

Antonyms

STRONG

abstract concept disorganization fraction inanimate incompleteness individual one part partiality

NOUN

whole caboodle

Synonyms

WEAK

all of it full measure full monty kit and caboodle limit whole ball of wax whole bit whole deal whole hog whole kit and boodle whole kit and caboodle whole mess whole shebang whole shooting match whole show whole shtick works

NOUN

whole hog

Synonyms

WEAK

full measure whole way

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whole nine yards

"I'm chasing the companies that make those servers that go sit in those data centres, the companies that make the entire air conditioning, the water-cooling system -- the whole nine yards."

From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026

"Leader, cheerleader, athletic, the whole nine yards," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2022

I'm talking pithy smoked meat-themed aprons, very strong thoughts on marbling and smoke, the whole nine yards.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2022

I was raised in church — Sunday school, bell choir, church choir, vacation Bible school, youth group, work camp, the whole nine yards.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2021

Most of the books were my books — all the C.I.A. source material, the spy literature, the whole nine yards.

From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2020

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