Meaning & use

whole

adjective·Everyday

Complete, entire, or including every part of something, with nothing missing.

See it in a sentence

She ate the whole pizza by herself after skipping lunch.

The whole town gathered in the square to celebrate the festival.

A note on using this word

"Whole" and "hole" are homophones; be careful not to confuse the spellings, since they have unrelated meanings.

Words with a similar meaning

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Words with an opposite meaning

partial

Another way to use it

2. noun

A thing that is complete in itself, or all of something considered as a single unit.

Taken as a whole, the report paints an optimistic picture of the company's future.

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