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whole story

NOUN
bottom line
Synonyms
STRONGEST
core crux essence income profit reality
WEAK
basis conclusion determination fiber final decision fundamentals key point last word loss main idea main point main thing meat and potatoes name of the game net nitty-gritty nuts and bolts point sum and substance what it's all about
NOUN
data
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dossier evidence goods info input knowledge picture statistics testimony
STRONG
abstracts circumstances compilations conclusions details documents dope experiments facts figures materials measurements memorandums notes proof reports results scoop score
WEAK
brass tacks chapter and verse
NOUN
facts
Synonyms
STRONG
certainty clue cue data details dope gospel info numbers poop reality scoop score story
WEAK
bottom line brass tacks inside dope like it is lowdown
Antonyms
STRONG
hypothesis theory
WEAK
lies
NOUN
information
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advice clue data info instruction intelligence knowledge material message report science tip word
STRONG
ammo break confidence counsel cue dirt dope dossier earful enlightenment erudition illumination leak learning lore network notice notification orientation propaganda scoop score tidings wisdom
WEAK
chapter and verse inside story lowdown what's what
NOUN
notice
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advertisement advice comment criticism directive instruction manifesto memo memorandum news note notification order picture poster proclamation review story warning
STRONG
admonition caution caveat circular clue comments communication critique cue declaration enlightenment goods handbill info intelligence intimation know remark score sign squib tip
WEAK
lowdown write-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer
STRONG
ignorance
WEAK
heedlessness neglect
NOUN
particular
Synonyms
STRONGEST
article case circumstance fact specific
STRONG
ABC's clue cue element feature gospel item know nitty-gritty picture point rundown scoop score speciality specification story thing
WEAK
bottom line brass tacks chapter and verse facts of life lowdown nuts and bolts what's what
Antonyms
WEAK
generality
NOUN
truth
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accuracy authenticity certainty fact legitimacy principle truthfulness veracity
STRONG
actuality axiom case correctness dope exactitude exactness facts factuality factualness genuineness gospel infallibility maxim nitty-gritty perfection picture precision rectitude rightness scoop score trueness truism verisimilitude verity
WEAK
factualism gospel truth honest truth inside track naked truth plain talk unvarnished truth
Antonyms
STRONGEST
falsehood
STRONG
falseness flaw imperfection imprecision inaccuracy inexactness
WEAK
dishonesty disloyalty invention lie misrepresentation untruth
NOUN
what's what
Synonyms
WEAK
fact truth of the matter where it's at

Example Sentences

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This theory is our best understanding of fundamental particles and forces, but we know it cannot be the whole story.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

But those broad weightings don’t tell the whole story.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Those figures speak to the importance of Persian oil to China’s power, but they don’t tell the whole story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

GDP is not the whole story as it does not include things like:

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“That’s it? That’s the whole story? You never saw each other again?”

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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