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wholeness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of wholeness

1 the condition of being sound in body

  • young people who don't appreciate their wholeness and youthfulness while they have it
Synonyms of wholeness

fitness, health, healthiness, heartiness, robustness, sap, soundness, verdure, wellness, wholesomeness
Words Related to wholeness

fettle, shape

cleanliness, hygiene

hardiness, lustiness, robustiousness, ruggedness, stamina, strength, toughness, vigor, vigorousness, vitality

bloom, flush, flushness

activeness, agility, liveliness, spryness

weal, welfare, well-being
Near Antonyms of wholeness

debility, decrepitude, feebleness, frailness, infirmity, lameness, sickliness, weakness

ailment, condition, disease, disorder, malady, trouble
Antonyms of wholeness

illness, sickness, unhealthiness, unsoundness

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

  • the wholeness of my faith in our new governor is not lessened by these early missteps
Synonyms of wholeness

absoluteness, completeness, entireness, entirety, fullness, perfectness
Words Related to wholeness

faultlessness, flawlessness, indefectibility, perfection

all-inclusiveness, comprehensiveness, exhaustiveness, extensiveness, inclusiveness, soundness, thoroughness
Near Antonyms of wholeness

inadequacy, inadequateness

limitedness, narrowness, patchiness, sketchiness
Antonyms of wholeness

imperfection, imperfectness, incompleteness, unsoundness

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