WHOLES Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

wholes

noun

plural of whole

as in totalities

a complete amount of something the landlord eventually refunded the whole of our deposit

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Recent Examples of wholes The latter falls in love, or reads Spinoza, and these two experiences have nothing to do with each other, or with the noise of the typewriter or the smell of cooking; in the mind of the poet these experiences are always forming new wholes. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026 Both artists show systems through synecdoche, with parts standing in for wholes. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026 Bulls that aren’t saleable become steer for the ranch’s beef market, a direct-to-consumer enterprise through which local families can purchase beef by the pound or buy beef shares — freezer beef sold in quarters, halves or wholes. — Matt Alderton, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026 The right brain sees in wholes (the gestalt), whereas the left brain loves systems. — Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 His work at Bottega was characterized by a sophisticated understanding of craft and its capacity to hold apparently contradictory ideas in surprisingly human wholes. — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wholes

Noun

Since then, its totalities grew progressively longer before peaking in 1955 at 7 minutes, 7 seconds.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The 2027 total solar eclipse is part of a family of moon shadows called Saros 136, which produces very long-duration totalities.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of totalities

Noun

In addition, deportation numbers can be notoriously fuzzy, with totals counted in different ways in different years.

— Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
Their election came a week after the county’s voters flipped 11 of the 20 Kansas House seats that are expected to switch from Republican to Democratic control once vote totals are finalized.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of totals

Noun

At the time, Vaillant said the company had been put under significant financial strain following several months during which Tomorrow stopped paying sums owed to partners and suppliers.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
Tuesday's results delivered a gut punch to Elon Musk and Silicon Valley's biggest power players, who poured record sums into elections only to watch their candidates lose and a backlash against AI threaten their bottom lines.

— Spencer Kimball,Garrett Downs,Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Justin Papp, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026