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:
   whole, 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, whole, 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, whole, 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, whole, 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, 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. Dennis Lo:

   We have demonstrated that this method enables us to sequence the whole genome of a fetus, which means it could be used to test for virtually any genetic disorder.

2. Amy Lee:

   You're putting a whole new ecosystem of balance in. So, it's the ultimate probiotic. The bacteria takes hold ; it starts to repopulate. John Lee said that ever since Avery underwent the procedure, which involved a healthy stool overnighted from a Boston stool bank, she has been healthy with regular bowel movements. Fecal transplants for C. diff are approved by the Food and Drug Administration( FDA) only for children with recurrent C. diff infections. In Georgia, 19 children had fecal transplants after Avery, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. It's incredible how many people a fecal transplant can save, and help, and cure, and give life again.

3. Nick Stansbury:

   It's hard to argue that if oil demand starts to go into free fall, which is what we see as plausible, that ... the oil and gas industry as a whole remains as intrinsically as profitable as it does today.

4. Charlotte Barnes:

   We’re at home and everybody needs a change, none of us have thought about our houses as much [before] because we were constantly running from here and there, working, meeting friends. Now we’re at home, and it’s a whole different feeling.

5. Maya Adam:

   Whole food carbohydrates take longer to break down into simple sugars, and a part of them — the fiber — ca n’t be broken down at all, this means that whole, intact grains do n’t cause the same spikes in blood sugar that we experience when we eat simple sugars. Blood sugar spikes trigger insulin spikes, which can destabilize our blood glucose and … be the underlying cause of health problems in the long run.