whole

nouns

all of something including all its component elements or parts
"Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"
whole
is a type of (narrower)
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
concept, conception, construct
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
"how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
unit, whole

adjectives

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"
whole
antonym
fractional
is similar to
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
"an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"
entire, full, total
is similar to
representing or accommodating the entire length
"a full-length portrait"
full-length
is similar to
occupying an entire page in a book or paper
"a full-page ad"
full-page
is similar to
constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged
"a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact"
entire, intact, integral
is similar to
(of time) constituting the full extent or duration
"all the livelong day"
livelong
is similar to
not separated into parts or shares; constituting an undivided unit
"an undivided interest in the property"; "a full share"
undivided
see also
having every necessary or normal part or component or step
"a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"
complete
is an attribute of
an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
"the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development"; "he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia"
integrity, unity, wholeness
(of siblings) having the same parents
"whole brothers and sisters"
whole
antonym
half
not injured
unharmed, unhurt, unscathed, whole
exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
"hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"
hale, whole
is derived from
wholeness
acting together as a single undiversified whole
"a solid voting bloc"
solid, unanimous, whole
is derived from
wholeness

adverbs

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
"he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"
all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, whole, wholly