Whole (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

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".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• She devoted her whole life to charity work.
• The team gave their whole effort to the championship game.
• I'm planning to spend a whole month in Europe for my honeymoon.
• The concert lasted for a whole three hours, including intermissions.
• The entire city was affected by the whole scale power outage.

Antonyms

• Fractional

Related Words

• Whole (noun)

Meaning ²

Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Hale

Related Words

• Wholeness (noun)

Meaning ³

(of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Antonyms

• Half

Meaning ⁴

Acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Unanimous
• Solid

Related Words

• Whole (noun)
• Wholeness (noun)

Meaning ⁵

Not injured or harmed.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Unharmed
• Unscathed
• Unhurt