Synonyms for whole
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1. whole

   Synonyms:
   main body, original, total

   Antonyms:
   accessory, accompaniment, addendum, addition, adjunct, appendage, appendix, appurtenance, attachment, auxiliary, concomitant, extension, supplement

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1. whole

   Synonyms:
   total, entire, all, well, complete, sound, healthy, perfect, unimpaired, undiminished, integral, undivided, gross

   Antonyms:
   partial, imperfect, incomplete, unsound, sick, impaired, diminished, fractional, divided, sectional

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1. wholenoun

   all of something including all its component elements or parts

   "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"

   Synonyms:
   unit

   Antonyms:
   half(a), diversified, fractional, injured, halfway, unhealthy, fragmentary, waist-length, half, divisional, fragmental, aliquot

2. whole, unitadjective

   an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

   "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"

   Synonyms:
   unit, social unit, unit of measurement, building block

   Antonyms:
   fragmental, injured, divisional, unhealthy, diversified, fractional, aliquot, half, half(a), waist-length, halfway, fragmentary

3. wholeadjective

   including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

   "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"

   Synonyms:
   solid, hale, unharmed, unscathed, unanimous, unhurt

   Antonyms:
   aliquot, unhealthy, divisional, halfway, waist-length, fragmental, fragmentary, half, injured, fractional, diversified, half(a)

4. wholeadjective

   (of siblings) having the same parents

   "whole brothers and sisters"

   Synonyms:
   solid, hale, unharmed, unscathed, unanimous, unhurt

   Antonyms:
   diversified, injured, unhealthy, aliquot, divisional, half(a), halfway, fractional, fragmental, waist-length, half, fragmentary

5. unharmed, unhurt, unscathed, wholeadjective

   not injured

   Synonyms:
   hale, unharmed, unanimous, safe and sound, unhurt, solid, unscathed

   Antonyms:
   half, halfway, injured, diversified, waist-length, fragmentary, fragmental, fractional, unhealthy, divisional, aliquot, half(a)

6. hale, wholeadjective

   exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health

   "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"

   Synonyms:
   solid, hale, unharmed, unscathed, unanimous, unhurt

   Antonyms:
   fractional, diversified, halfway, injured, fragmentary, aliquot, half, unhealthy, half(a), fragmental, waist-length, divisional

7. solid, unanimous, wholeadverb

   acting together as a single undiversified whole

   "a solid voting bloc"

   Synonyms:
   self-colored, unhurt, hale, unharmed, consentient, consentaneous, self-coloured, substantial, unanimous, upstanding, hearty, satisfying, solid, square, firm, strong, unscathed

   Antonyms:
   half(a), half, waist-length, divisional, fragmentary, injured, fractional, aliquot, unhealthy, diversified, fragmental, halfway

8. wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, wholeadverb

   to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

   "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"

   Synonyms:
   all in all, altogether, all told, on the whole, solely, tout ensemble, entirely, completely, totally, in all, exclusively, wholly, all, only, alone

   Antonyms:
   unhealthy, waist-length, fragmental, half(a), divisional, injured, fragmentary, fractional, halfway, diversified, half, aliquot

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1. denomerator

   the denominator is the whole part of the fraction that is getting split into by the numerator

   "what is the whole of the fraction."

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

2. total

   targeting something but also targets another thing

   Submitted by anonymous on March 8, 2021  

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1. wholeadjective

   Synonyms:
   all, total

2. wholeadjective

   Synonyms:
   entire, undivided, integral, complete, not fractional

3. wholeadjective

   Synonyms:
   uninjured, unimpaired, unbroken, perfect, faultless, good, firm, strong

4. wholeadjective

   Synonyms:
   sound, well, healthy

5. wholenoun

   Synonyms:
   all, totality, aggregate, gross, amount, sum, sum total

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1. wholeadjective

   Synonyms:
   all, total, entire, intact, complete, inviolate, integral, unbroken, unscathed, unabridged

2. wholenoun

   Synonyms:
   sum, total, totality, all, aggregate, gross, integral

   Antonyms:
   part, portion, fraction, disintegration

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1. List of paraphrases for "whole":

   entire, together, set, entirety, any, full, all, overall, integer, plenary, total, totality, general, joint, everything, ensemble, complete, package, every, comprehensive, suite, assembly

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1. Augustine of Hippo:

   I asked the whole frame of the world about my God; and he answered, I am not He, but He made me.

2. Ryan Thibodaux:

   The turnover in the electorate seems to be good for a point or two every year, but they need, what, 13 or 14 points now? they need to change a whole bunch of minds. It's basically if a bunch of people have decided that they're waiting until year 10 to make that switch, that's pretty much their hope.

3. Jess Morales Rocketto:

   Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar feels the whole thing deeply, it offends Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar that they are even mentioned in the same breath.

4. Louis D. Brandeis:

   Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or ill, it teaches the whole people by its example.

5. Brian Howard:

   Let's say you want to know what people in Kenya think about their government's performance -- with half a dozen clicks of your mouse, you can find out. Our data is a public good -- we want people to use it -- that's the whole point of doing the surveys.