whole




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"

Antonym:
  • fractional

Nearest:
  • entire; full; total
  • full-length
  • full-page
  • integral; entire; intact
  • livelong
  • undivided


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