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entire

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of entire

1 not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern

  • this matter is important, so please give me your entire attention
Synonyms of entire

all, concentrated, exclusive, focused (also focussed), undivided, whole
Words Related to entire

absolute, complete, full, lump, teetotal, thorough, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unqualified, utter

comprehensive, intact, integral, perfect, unbroken
Near Antonyms of entire

deficient, fragmental, fragmentary, halfway, incomplete, partial
Antonyms of entire

diffuse, divided, scattered

2 not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it

  • the entire team needs to be present for the photograph
Synonyms of entire

compleat, complete, comprehensive, full, grand, intact, integral, perfect, plenary, total, whole
Words Related to entire

unabridged, uncut, undiminished

all-out, exhaustive, extensive, maximal

full-blooded, full-blown, full-bore, full-fledged, full-on, full-out, full-scale
Near Antonyms of entire

abbreviated, abridged, cut, diminished, reduced
Antonyms of entire

imperfect, incomplete, partial

Synonym Discussion of entire

whole, entire, total, all mean including everything or everyone without exception. whole implies that nothing has been omitted, ignored, abated, or taken away.
    • read the whole book
entire may suggest a state of completeness or perfection to which nothing can be added.
    • the entire population was wiped out
total implies that everything has been counted, weighed, measured, or considered.
    • the total number of people present
all may equal whole, entire, or total.
    • all proceeds go to charity

entire

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of entire

to a full extent or degree

  • a shocking revelation that would destroy entire the false little world that she had carefully constructed for herself
Synonyms of entire

all, all of, all over, altogether, clean, completely, dead, enough, entirely, even, exactly, fast, flat, full, fully, heartily, out, perfectly, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, soundly, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, well, wholly, wide
Words Related to entire

absolutely, categorically, cold, downright, hands down, plain, stone, stone-cold, unqualifiedly

basically, by and large, chiefly, generally, largely, mainly, more or less, mostly, overall, predominantly, predominately, primarily, principally, substantially

abundantly, copiously, generously, greatly
Phrases Synonymous with entire

all the way, at length, down the line, down to the ground, for fair, in whole, to bits, to pieces, to the hilt, to the max
Near Antonyms of entire

barely, hardly, just, kind of, marginally, minimally, scarcely, slightly, superficially

approximately, roughly, somewhat
Antonyms of entire

half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly

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