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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After you take a few more paces down the hill, the whole shebang comes into view.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

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

A comprehensive and extensively documented examination of the people who started the whole shebang, the progenitors or precursors for all the books on your list.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Not just the first heat but the whole shebang.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson

whole shebang

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