hook line and sinker

Main Entry:
complete [kuhm-pleet]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: total, not lacking
Synonyms: all, entire, exhaustive, faultless, full, full-dress, gross, hook line and sinker, imperforate, intact, integral, integrated, lock stock and barrel, organic, outright, plenary, replete, the works, thorough, thoroughgoing, unabbreviated, unabridged, unbroken, uncondensed, uncut, undiminished, undivided, undocked, unexpurgated, unimpaired, unitary, unreduced, whole, whole enchilada, whole nine yards, whole-hog, whole-length
Antonyms: defective, deficient, imperfect, incomplete, lacking, missing, needy, short, wanting
Main Entry: whole
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: total made up of parts
Synonyms: aggregate, aggregation, all, amount, assemblage, assembly, being, big picture, body, bulk, coherence, collectivity, combination, complex, ensemble, entirety, entity, everything, fullness, gross, hook line and sinker, integral, jackpot, linkage, lock stock and barrel, lot, lump, oneness, organism, organization, piece, quantity, quantum, result, sum, sum total, summation, supply, system, the works, totality, unit, unity, whole ball of wax, whole enchilada, whole nine yards, whole shebang
Notes: a hole is an opening or cavity into or through something, while whole means complete, not divided
a whole comprises its parts, consists of its parts, and is composed of its parts; parts constitute a whole
Antonyms: part
Main Entry: intensively
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: completely
Synonyms: absolutely, all the way, altogether, competently, comprehensively, conclusively, effectively, en masse, exclusively, exhaustively, extensively, finally, from A to Z, from beginning to end, fully, heart and soul, hook line and sinker, in all, in and out, in entirety, in full, in toto, inside out, on all counts, painstakingly, perfectly, quite, solidly, thoroughly, to the end, to the limit, to the max, to the nth degree, totally, ultimately, unabridged, unanimously, unconditionally, undividedly, up and down, utterly, wholly, without omission
Main Entry: unabbreviated
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: complete
Synonyms: all, entire, exhaustive, faultless, full, full-dress, gross*, hook line and sinker, imperforate, intact, integral, integrated, lock stock and barrel, organic, outright, plenary, replete, the works, thorough, thoroughgoing, unabridged, unbroken, uncensored, uncondensed, uncut, undiminished, undivided, undocked, unexpurgated, unimpaired, unitary, unreduced, whole, whole enchilada, whole nine yards, whole-hog, whole-length
Main Entry: uncensored
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: complete
Synonyms: all, entire, exhaustive, faultless, full, full-dress, gross*, hook line and sinker, imperforate, intact, integral, integrated, lock stock and barrel, organic, outright, plenary, replete, the works, thorough, thoroughgoing, unabbreviated, unabridged, unbroken, uncondensed, uncut, undiminished, undivided, undocked, unexpurgated, unimpaired, unitary, unreduced, whole, whole enchilada, whole nine yards, whole-hog, whole-length
Main Entry: uncut
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: complete
Synonyms: all, entire, exhaustive, faultless, full, full-dress, gross*, hook line and sinker, imperforate, intact, integral, integrated, lock stock and barrel, organic, outright, plenary, replete, the works, thorough, thoroughgoing, unabbreviated, unabridged, unbroken, uncensored, uncondensed, undiminished, undivided, undocked, unexpurgated, unimpaired, unitary, unreduced, whole, whole enchilada, whole nine yards, whole-hog, whole-length
Main Entry: unexpurgated
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: complete
Synonyms: all, entire, exhaustive, faultless, full, full-dress, gross*, hook line and sinker, imperforate, intact, integral, integrated, lock stock and barrel, organic, outright, plenary, replete, the works, thorough, thoroughgoing, unabbreviated, unabridged, unbroken, uncensored, uncondensed, uncut, undiminished, undivided, undocked, unimpaired, unitary, unreduced, whole, whole enchilada, whole nine yards, whole-hog, whole-length
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Whole. [Principal part]
Category: 4. CONCRETE QUANTITY
Synonyms:
-nouns
whole, totality, integrity; totalness; entirety, ensemble, collectiveness; unity; completeness; indivisibility, indiscerptibility; integration, embodiment; integer., all, the whole, total, aggregate, one and all, gross amount, sum, sum total, tout ensemble, length and breadth of, Alpha and Omega, "be all and end all"; complex, complexus; lock stock and barrel., bulk, mass, lump, tissue, staple, body, compages; trunk, torso, bole, hull, hulk, skeleton, greater part, major part, best part, principal part, main part; essential part (importance); lion's share, Benjamin's mess; the long and the short; nearly, all, almost all.
-verbs
form a whole, constitute a whole; integrate, embody, amass; aggregate (assemble); amount to, come to.
-adjectives
whole, total, integral, entire; complete; one, individual., unbroken, uncut, undivided, unsevered, unclipped, uncropped, unshorn; seamless; undiminished; undemolished, undissolved, undestroyed, unbruised., indivisible, indissoluble, indissolvable, indiscerptible., wholesale, sweeping; comprehensive.
-adverbs
wholly, altogether; totally (completely); entirely, all, all in all, wholesale, in a body, collectively, all put together; in the aggregate, in the lump, in the mass, in the gross, in the main, in the long run; en masse, on the whole, bodily, en bloc, in extenso, throughout, every inch; substantially.
-phrases
tout bien ou rien.
Antonyms: part
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