entire

Missing no part

Entire means whole or complete, with nothing left out or excluded.

An entire day passes from morning to night.

You can read an entire book or eat an entire pizza.

The word emphasizes completeness more strongly than whole: The entire population was evacuated.

In technical contexts, entire can mean unbroken or uncastrated, as with horses.

complete

whole

Full and undivided

thorough · exhaustive · all-inclusive · unabridged · uncut · undivided · undiminished · unreduced · unexpurgated · unedited

intact

undamaged

Free from harm

whole · untouched · unscathed · unspoiled · pristine · unblemished · unmarred · perfect · sound · unharmed

unified

unified

Combined into one

inseparable · seamless · continuous · uninterrupted · connected · joined · consolidated · combined · merged · fused

Categories
Opposites
completeness

entirepartial

Favoring one side

incomplete · fractional · half · part · limited

wholeness/integrity

entirebroken

Damaged beyond function

divided · fragmented · scattered · split · shattered

Phrases
Family

entirely, entirety, entireness

Familiarity
Top 3,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G