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Definitions

whole shebang

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 nine yards whole schmear
Antonyms
STRONGEST
net
STRONG
incomplete part
WEAK
partial
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 the works total universe whole whole ball of wax whole caboodle whole enchilada whole lot
Antonyms
WEAK
nothing
NOUN
full monty
Synonyms
WEAK
complete the complete amount the works whole ball of wax whole deal whole nine yards 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 nine yards
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 nine yards whole shooting match whole show whole shtick works
NOUN
works
Synonyms
STRONG
entirety
WEAK
all whole caboodle

Example Sentences

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Clarity tells us it’s simply not possible to help everyone, and trying to do so will topple the whole shebang.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025

Davies says: "I play Rob from the age of 15 right the way through to the end of the film... It's full body, voice, dancing - the whole shebang."

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024

"We're ready to move on to making the whole shebang in the acoustic domain."

From Science Daily • May 9, 2024

For many, though, the Colomba di Pasqua — a light-as-air, sweet-but-not-too-sweet, aromatic, dove-shaped cake — is the centerpiece of the whole shebang.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2023

Not just the first heat but the whole shebang.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson

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