Synonyms of wholes

wholes

noun

plural of whole

as in totalities

a complete amount of something

the landlord eventually refunded the whole of our deposit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• totalities
• totals
• sums
• aggregates
• summations
• fulls
• entireties
• the whole shebang
• the whole nine yards
• the whole bit
• grand totals
• the whole kit and caboodle
• sum totals
• bulks
• masses
• grosses
• enchiladas
• schmears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nets

Example Sentences

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