caboodle

Everything at once

Caboodle means a collection or bunch, appearing almost exclusively in the phrase the whole kit and caboodle—meaning everything, the entire lot.

The word has no independent life outside this expression.

We packed up the whole caboodle and moved to Texas.

entirety

kit

Grouped supplies, one purpose

everythingThe complete set
allThe complete quantity
wholeFull and undivided

totality · sum · aggregate · lot · works · shebang · enchilada · shooting match · whole nine yards · package

assortment

hodgepodge

Confused, disorderly mixture

jumbleConfused disorderly collection
mishmashDisorderly mixture of elements
potpourriFragrant dried petal mixture

medley · mixture · grab bag · mixed bag · ragbag · omnium-gatherum · farrago · gallimaufry · salmagundi · motley

collection

stuff

Unspecified items collectively

belongingsThings you possess
thingsObjects in general
possessionsThings one owns

gear · equipment · paraphernalia · supplies · trappings · accoutrements · effects · goods · chattels · sundries

group

bunch

Grouped collection of items

crowdLarge public gathering
gangOrganized criminal group
crewWorking team aboard

lot · pack · set · outfit · assemblage · company · party · contingent · entourage · mob

Categories

Informal Amountssmidgen, bunch, ton, heap, loads
totalityall, entirety, everything, whole, totality

Opposites

completeness/totality

caboodlepart

Piece of whole

portion · fraction · piece · bit · fragment

Phrases

kit and caboodleEntire collection together
the whole kit and caboodleAll items included
the whole caboodleEverything without exception
whole kit and caboodleThe complete set

Family

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G