whole 1
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
Examples
- 1.he was wholly convinced
- 2.it was completely different from what we expected
- 3.a whole new idea
- 4.entirely satisfied with the meal
- 5.the directions were all wrong
- 6.he fell right into the trap
- 7.she felt right at home
- 8.an altogether new approach
- 9.was completely at fault
- 10.it was not altogether her fault
- 11.a totally new situation
Synonyms
- wholly 1
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
- entirely 1
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
- completely 1
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
- totally 1
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
- all 1
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
- altogether 1
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
- right 8
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')


