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Whole

Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar system; the whole army; the whole nation.

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Entire 84% connected

Complete in all parts; undivided; undiminished; whole; full and perfect; not deficient; as, the entire control of a business; entire confidence, igno…

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Entire 84% connected

Complete in all parts; undivided; undiminished; whole; full and perfect; not deficient; as, the entire control of a business; entire confidence, igno…

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Full 84% connected

Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anythin…

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Full 84% connected

Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anythin…

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Healthy 84% connected

Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy chid; a healthy plant.

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Healthy 84% connected

Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy chid; a healthy plant.

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Intact 84% connected

Untouched, especially by anything that harms, defiles, or the like; uninjured; undefiled; left complete or entire.

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Intact 84% connected

Untouched, especially by anything that harms, defiles, or the like; uninjured; undefiled; left complete or entire.

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Integral 84% connected

Lacking nothing of completeness; complete; perfect; uninjured; whole; entire.

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Integral 84% connected

Lacking nothing of completeness; complete; perfect; uninjured; whole; entire.

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Livelong 84% connected

Whole; entire; long in passing; -- used of time, as day or night, in adverbial phrases, and usually with a sense of tediousness.

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Livelong 84% connected

Whole; entire; long in passing; -- used of time, as day or night, in adverbial phrases, and usually with a sense of tediousness.

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Total 84% connected

Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss.

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Total 84% connected

Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss.

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Undivided 84% connected

Not divided; not separated or disunited; unbroken; whole; continuous; as, plains undivided by rivers or mountains.

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Undivided 84% connected

Not divided; not separated or disunited; unbroken; whole; continuous; as, plains undivided by rivers or mountains.

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Aggregate 76% connected

To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum. "The aggregated soil."

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Artefact 76% connected

a man-made object taken as a whole

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Artifact 76% connected

a man-made object taken as a whole

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Assembly 76% connected

A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for…

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Complex 76% connected

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

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Composite 76% connected

Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language.

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Compound 76% connected

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Congener 76% connected

A thing of the same genus, species, or kind; a thing allied in nature, character, or action.

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Item 76% connected

Also; as an additional article.

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Sum 76% connected

The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars; the amount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added t…

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Total 76% connected

Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss.

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Totality 76% connected

The quality or state of being total; as, the totality of an eclipse.

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Unit 76% connected

A single thing or person.

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Concept 76% connected

An abstract general conception; a notion; a universal.

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Conception 76% connected

The act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation of an embryonic animal life.

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Construct 76% connected

To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.

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Object 76% connected

To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.

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Derivationally related 8

Amalgamate 74% connected

To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.

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Amalgamate 74% connected

To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.

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Unit 74% connected

A single thing or person.

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Unit 74% connected

A single thing or person.

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Unite 74% connected

To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to…

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Unite 74% connected

To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to…

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Wholeness 74% connected

The quality or state of being whole, entire, or sound; entireness; totality; completeness.

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Wholeness 74% connected

The quality or state of being whole, entire, or sound; entireness; totality; completeness.

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Component part 5

Division 70% connected

The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.

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Part 70% connected

One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…

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Portion 70% connected

That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.

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Section 70% connected

The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies.

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Segment 70% connected

One of the parts into which any body naturally separates or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a portion; as, a segment of an orange;…

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Complete 66% connected

Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate.

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Complete 66% connected

Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate.

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Integrity 66% connected

The state or quality of being entire or complete; wholeness; entireness; unbroken state; as, the integrity of an empire or territory.

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Integrity 66% connected

The state or quality of being entire or complete; wholeness; entireness; unbroken state; as, the integrity of an empire or territory.

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Unity 66% connected

The state of being one; oneness.

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Unity 66% connected

The state of being one; oneness.

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Wholeness 66% connected

The quality or state of being whole, entire, or sound; entireness; totality; completeness.

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Wholeness 66% connected

The quality or state of being whole, entire, or sound; entireness; totality; completeness.

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Synonym 11

All 92% connected

The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or degree of; the whole; the whole number of; any whatever; every; as, all the wheat; all the…

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Altogether 92% connected

All together; conjointly.

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Completely 92% connected

In a complete manner; fully.

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Entirely 92% connected

In an entire manner; wholly; completely; fully; as, the trace is entirely lost.

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Hale 92% connected

Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body.

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Right 92% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Solid 92% connected

Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard…

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Totally 92% connected

In a total manner; wholly; entirely.

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Unanimous 92% connected

Being of one mind; agreeing in opinion, design, or determination; consentient; not discordant or dissentient; harmonious; as, the assembly was unanim…

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Unit 92% connected

A single thing or person.

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Wholly 92% connected

In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly.

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Antonym 4

Fractional 94% connected

Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers.

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Fractional 94% connected

Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers.

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Half 94% connected

Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view.

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Half 94% connected

Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view.

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