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Antonyms for whole
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  1. whole

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

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

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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"

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

    Synonyms:
    unit

  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"

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

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

  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"

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

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

  4. wholeadjective

    (of siblings) having the same parents

    "whole brothers and sisters"

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

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

  5. unharmed, unhurt, unscathed, wholeadjective

    not injured

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

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

  6. hale, wholeadjective

    exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health

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

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

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

  7. solid, unanimous, wholeadverb

    acting together as a single undiversified whole

    "a solid voting bloc"

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

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

  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"

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

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. wholeadjective

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

  2. wholenoun

    Antonyms:
    part, portion, fraction, disintegration

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

How to use whole in a sentence?

  1. Pope Francis:

    I ask him, the Saviour of the world, to look upon our brothers and sisters in Iraq and Syria, who for too long now have suffered the effects of ongoing conflict, and who, together with those belonging to other ethnic and religious groups, are suffering a brutal persecution, may Christmas bring them hope, as indeed also to the many displaced persons, exiles and refugees, children, adults and elderly, from this region and from the whole world.

  2. Loni Steele Sosthand:

    The song says,' If you don't have a dream, how you gon na have a dream come true.' While watching them record, I just had tears in my eyes the whole time, realizing this is a dream come true for all of us.

  3. Carl Rick:

    People simply don't have the time to sit down a whole meal at night like they used to, the more places there are where people can duck in, be out in three minutes with milk, eggs, maybe a sandwich, something to drink — those places are doing very well.

  4. Ted Cruz:

    Every Republican says now they oppose amnesty, kind of funny how that works, well we had an epic drag down fight with Barack Obama and Chuck Schumer proposing a massive amnesty plan, whole bunch of establishment Republicans, including Marco Rubio side by side proposing amnesty. Millions of Americans rose up against it.

  5. Latham Boyle:

    We thought, Wait a minute. It seemed like the universe violated CPT symmetry, but actually we just werent looking at the whole picture.

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