Synonyms of entire

entire 1 of 3

adjective

in-ˈtī(-ə)r 

1

as in all

not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• all
• undivided
• whole
• exclusive
• concentrated
• focused
• total
• focussed
• full
• complete
• utter
• thorough
• lump
• absolute
• intact
• perfect
• comprehensive
• integral
• unbroken
• unqualified
• unadulterated
• unalloyed
• teetotal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• divided
• scattered
• partial
• incomplete
• diffuse
• halfway
• fragmentary
• deficient
• fragmental

2

as in whole

not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it

the entire team needs to be present for the photograph

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whole
• complete
• total
• full
• comprehensive
• perfect
• intact
• integral
• grand
• plenary
• extensive
• compleat
• uncut
• undiminished
• unabridged
• maximal
• exhaustive
• full-scale
• full-on
• all-out
• full-blown
• full-fledged
• full-out
• full-bore
• full-blooded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• partial
• incomplete
• imperfect
• cut
• diminished
• reduced
• abbreviated
• abridged

entire

2 of 3

adverb

as in completely

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 & Similar Words

• all
• completely
• perfectly
• fully
• quite
• totally
• utterly
• wholly
• thoroughly
• wide
• fast
• even
• entirely
• well
• out
• exactly
• absolutely
• in whole
• full
• enough
• for fair
• all the way
• at length
• flat
• dead
• down to the ground
• altogether
• to pieces
• clean
• basically
• all over
• to bits
• through and through
• heartily
• down the line
• soundly
• all of
• to the hilt
• to the max
• substantially
• overall
• cold
• plain
• mostly
• plumb
• largely
• downright
• greatly
• predominantly
• generally
• mainly
• by and large
• primarily
• categorically
• principally
• more or less
• unqualifiedly
• predominately
• hands down
• chiefly
• generously
• copiously
• abundantly
• stone
• stone-cold

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• half
• partially
• halfway
• partly
• just
• part
• slightly
• barely
• scarcely
• incompletely
• hardly
• minimally
• approximately
• marginally
• somewhat
• superficially
• roughly
• kind of

entireness

3 of 3

noun

as in entirety

the quality or state of being without restriction, exception, or qualification

impressed by the entireness of his commitment to the cause of equal rights for all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entirety
• completeness
• wholeness
• perfectness
• fullness
• absoluteness
• soundness
• extensiveness
• exhaustiveness
• perfection
• inclusiveness
• comprehensiveness
• faultlessness
• flawlessness
• indefectibility
• thoroughness
• all-inclusiveness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incompleteness
• imperfection
• unsoundness
• inadequacy
• imperfectness
• narrowness
• inadequateness
• patchiness
• limitedness
• sketchiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entire

Adjective

The steno keyboard is specially designed to press multiple keys at once to capture entire syllables or words in a single stroke. —Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 18 May 2025

Leaning into a freedom or pollinator lawn does not mean digging up one’s entire lawn and reseeding it although that is one option. —Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025

Since then, the Club Shay Shay host and his legal team have vehemently denied the allegations and claimed the Jane Doe set up the entire situation with a plan to extort him for $50 million. —Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 5 May 2025

Dina’s hair looks incredible the entire time, by the way. —Kate Aurthur, Variety, 5 May 2025