whole
/hoʊl/
noun
- A thing that is complete in itself; all of something.
- The whole of the village gathered for the festival.
- You have to consider the whole of the situation, not just one detail.
- The parts are less important than the whole.
Antonyms
adjective
- All of something; entire; not divided or lacking any part.
- I spent the whole weekend reading that book.
- She ate the whole pizza by herself.
- The whole class went on a field trip to the museum.
- In one piece; not broken, damaged, or cut.
- After the storm, the house remained whole while others were damaged.
- Be careful not to drop the glass—I want it to stay whole.
- The ancient vase was discovered whole inside the tomb.
- Used to emphasize something complete or total.
- That's a whole new way of thinking about the problem.
- He made a whole list of things we need to buy.
- It's a whole different experience to see it live.
Antonyms
adverb
- Used to emphasize that something is complete or total (informal).
- That's a whole different story.
- This is a whole other level of difficulty.
- I have a whole new respect for teachers after that experience.