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whole

[hohl] / hoʊl /
ADJECTIVE
entire, complete
Synonyms
STRONGEST
full perfect
STRONG
aggregate all exclusive gross integral total unabridged
WEAK
accomplished choate completed concentrated conclusive consummate every exhaustive fixed fulfilled full-length in one piece inclusive outright plenary rounded unabbreviated uncut undivided unexpurgated unqualified utter
Antonyms
STRONGEST
incomplete
STRONG
part partial unfinished
WEAK
broken deficient fractional hurt impaired imperfect insufficient sick unhealthy
ADJECTIVE
unbroken, perfect
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mature safe
STRONG
good mint solid sound
WEAK
complete completed developed faultless flawless in good order in one piece intact inviolate plenary preserved replete ship-shape thorough together undamaged unharmed unhurt unimpaired uninjured unmarred unmutilated unscathed untouched without a scratch
Antonyms
STRONG
incomplete unreliable
WEAK
broken deficient fractional hurt impaired imperfect insufficient part partial sick unhealthy
ADJECTIVE
healthy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
wholesome
STRONG
better fit hale right sound well
WEAK
able-bodied cured healed hearty in fine fettle in good health recovered robust sane strong
Antonyms
STRONG
inappropriate sick unfit unhealthy unsuitable unsuited weak
WEAK
broken deficient fractional hurt impaired imperfect incomplete insufficient part partial
NOUN
total made up of parts
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 whole shebang
Antonyms
STRONG
abstract concept disorganization fraction inanimate incompleteness individual one part partiality

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"I was looking at that camera the whole night to make sure it was working," said Natalie Orrantia, one of the students involved in the discovery.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

For the ballroom to suffer a setback in federal court, then, is for the whole world to be in sudden danger.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

“That’s the loyalty, that’s what he had his whole life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The whole area had been evacuated and was swarming with emergency services while helicopters were flying overhead, Newman says.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The whole world shuddered and shook with every blast.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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