Antonyms for whole
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : hohl |
| Phonetic Transcription : hoÊŠl |
Definition of whole
Origin :- Old English hal "entire, unhurt, healthy," from Proto-Germanic *khailaz "undamaged" (cf. Old Saxon hel, Old Norse heill, Old Frisian hal, Middle Dutch hiel, Dutch heel, Old High German, German heil "salvation, welfare"), from PIE *koilas (cf. Old Church Slavonic celu "whole, complete;" see health). The spelling with wh- developed early 15c. The sense in whole number is from early 14c. For phrase whole hog, see hog.
- adj entire, complete
- adj unbroken, perfect
- adj healthy
- noun total made up of parts
- The whole rested on a golden image of Atlas, bending beneath the weight.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- If it may be avoided, I will not see the whole of your youth consumed in anxious watchings.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- During the whole of the ensuing day, Paralus continued in a deep sleep.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- I think, on the whole, I shan't be obliged to learn to braid straw.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- In fact, a large portion of the whole book was built on that anecdote.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- I've got a New York paper giving an account of the whole thing.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- It proved to be a sign some twenty feet high and a whole block long.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Now it assembles the blossoms of a whole long year to bewilder and allure.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- He had the air of laying at her feet, as a rug, the whole glorious history of France.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Whole tribes and clans were wiped out by hunger and cold and want.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
Synonyms for whole
- able-bodied
- accomplished
- aggregate
- aggregation
- all
- amount
- assemblage
- assembly
- being
- better
- big picture
- body
- bulk
- choate
- coherence
- collectivity
- combination
- complete
- completed
- complex
- concentrated
- conclusive
- consummate
- cured
- developed
- ensemble
- entirety
- entity
- every
- everything
- exclusive
- exhaustive
- faultless
- fit
- fixed
- flawless
- fulfilled
- full
- full-length
- fullness
- good
- gross
- hale
- healed
- hearty
- hook line and sinker
- in fine fettle
- in good health
- in good order
- in one piece
- inclusive
- intact
- integral
- inviolate
- jackpot
- linkage
- lock stock and barrel
- lot
- lump
- mature
- mint
- oneness
- organism
- organization
- outright
- perfect
- piece
- plenary
- preserved
- quantity
- quantum
- recovered
- replete
- result
- right
- robust
- rounded
- safe
- sane
- ship-shape
- solid
- sound
- strong
- sum
- sum total
- summation
- supply
- system
- the works
- thorough
- together
- total
- totality
- unabbreviated
- unabridged
- uncut
- undamaged
- undivided
- unexpurgated
- unharmed
- unhurt
- unimpaired
- uninjured
- unit
- unity
- unmarred
- unmutilated
- unqualified
- unscathed
- untouched
- utter
- well
- whole ball of wax
- whole enchilada
- whole nine yards
- whole shebang
- wholesome
- without a scratch
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