ENTIRETY Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

entirety

noun

in-ˈtī-rə-tē

Definition of entirety

as in completeness

the quality or state of being without restriction, exception, or qualification I wish that I could find a card for Valentine's Day that expresses the entirety of my love

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Recent Examples of entirety The public can view the School Zone Safety Evaluation in its entirety at LittletonCo. — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 That figure represents the entirety of her charting discography on the roster. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Those immigration operations accounted for more than two-thirds of the entirety of last year’s emergency spending. — Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026 Above average temperatures stretched across the entirety of the Lower 48 states, with 13 states having monthly average temperatures that ranked in their top-5 warmest Julys. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entirety

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Validation rules, schema standards and completeness checks at the entry point prevent bad master data from corrupting everything downstream.

— Jacqueline DeStefano-Tangorra, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Google notes that Gemini Robotics ER 2 can classify video frame completeness with almost 60 percent accuracy.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026

Definition of completeness

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Anastasia’s ultra-slim Brow Wiz has been the industry’s answer for years because its micro-tip draws individual hairs where none exist while filling in patches with fullness.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
Short crown layers build lift and help create volume, which tricks the eye into seeing more density overall, and face-framing pieces create visual fullness around the face.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of fullness

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