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entire

[en-tahyuhr] / ɛnˈtaɪər /


Usage

What are other ways to say entire? The adjective entire means whole, having unbroken unity: an entire book. Complete implies that a certain unit has all its parts or is fully developed or perfected, and may apply to a process or purpose carried to fulfillment: a complete explanation. Intact implies retaining completeness and original condition: a package delivered intact. Perfect emphasizes not only completeness but also high quality and absence of defects or blemishes: a perfect diamond.

Example Sentences

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Silverblatt said he strove to read an author’s entire body of work, but he never claimed to have read it all if he hadn’t.

From Los Angeles Times

It accounts for more than 200,000 jobs and has colonized entire neighborhoods.

From Barron's

The entire discipline hinges on a man either throwing a woman into the air or holding her over his head.

From The Wall Street Journal

New developments in artificial intelligence have also disrupted entire sectors of the market in sudden and unexpected ways, rolling through insurers, data providers, wealth managers and even trucking companies in recent sessions.

From The Wall Street Journal

This integration allowed the researchers to detect cause-and-effect relationships among genes across the entire genome.

From Science Daily