What is another word for whole?

Common synonyms for whole include unit.

whole

Q: What rhymes with whole?

Words that rhyme with whole include control, role, goal, soul, roll, bowl.

/hoʊl/noun, adjective, adverb1 syllable

Whole means: including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete.

Synonyms for whole42

noun, as in an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

unit

adjective, as in including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

entire, full, total, full-length, full-page, integral, intact, livelong, undivided, complete

adjective, as in not injured or harmed

unharmed, unhurt, unscathed, uninjured

adjective, as in acting together as a single undiversified whole

solid, unanimous, undiversified

adjective, as in exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health

hale, healthy

adverb, as in to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely

wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, right

also used for whole

holo-, one, overall, well, all oak and iron bound, buxom, fit, hail, hale and hearty, in the pink of health, absolutely, all-out, tout à fait, all the way, blind

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of whole

fractional, half

What does whole mean?8

adjective

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete“gave his whole attention”

not injured or harmed

acting together as a single undiversified whole“a solid voting bloc”

exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health“hale and hearty”

(of siblings) having the same parents“whole brothers and sisters”

adverb

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely“he was wholly convinced”

noun

an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity“how big is that part compared to the whole?”

all of something including all its component elements or parts“Europe considered as a whole”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with whole?23

one syllable

role goal soul roll bowl coal poll sole pole stole cole toll seoul scrolloletroll mole stroll dole

two syllables

control patrol parole enroll

Show 40 near rhymes

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All 23 rhymes for whole, grouped by syllable

Whole in a sentence

At that time, the whole world was hungry.CM
Australians are, on the whole, pleased with the stabilizing benefits of their political system.unknown
Americans, on the whole, are a talkative people.CM
For the economy as a whole, recovery seems still far away.unknown
I stood still, my whole attention fixed on the movements of her fingers.unknown
Your essay has some mistakes, but as a whole it is very good.Eldad
On hearing of the victory, the whole nation shouted for joy.CM
Before the fire engine arrived, the whole house had burnt down.sundown

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Forms of whole

as a noun

plural: wholes

as a adjective

comparative: wholer
superlative: wholest