Antonyms for whole nine yards
| Grammar : Adj, adv, noun |
| Spell : yahrd |
| Phonetic Transcription : yɑrd |
Definition of whole nine yards
Origin :- by 1970, of unknown origin; perhaps arbitrary (cf. cloud nine). Among the guesses that have been made without real evidence: concrete mixer trucks were said to have dispensed in this amount. Or the yard may be in the slang sense of "one hundred dollars."
- Several similar phrases meaning "everything" arose in the 1940s (whole ball of wax, which is likewise of obscure origin, whole schmear); older examples include whole hog (see hog (n.)) and whole shooting match (1896); whole shebang (1895).
- As in unabbreviated : adj complete
- As in uncensored : adj complete
- As in uncut : adj complete
- As in unexpurgated : adj complete
- As in complete : adj total, not lacking
- As in gross : adj whole
- As in flat-out : adv at top speed
- As in whole : noun total made up of parts
- As in full monty : noun the whole thing
- As in whole caboodle : noun whole works
- As in whole hog : noun fullest extent
- As in all : noun whole; totality
- As in entirety : noun wholeness, whole
Synonyms for whole nine yards
- absoluteness
- accumulation
- across the board
- aggregate
- aggregation
- all
- all of it
- all the way
- all-out
- allness
- amount
- assemblage
- assembly
- at a good clip
- before deductions
- before tax
- being
- big picture
- body
- bulk
- coherence
- collection
- collectiveness
- collectivity
- combination
- complete
- completeness
- complex
- comprehensiveness
- ensemble
- entire
- entireness
- entirety
- entity
- everyone
- everything
- exhaustive
- faultless
- for all one's worth
- full
- full blast
- full measure
- full monty
- full-dress
- fullness
- gross
- group
- head over heels
- hook line and sinker
- imperforate
- in full gallop
- in sum
- intact
- intactness
- integer
- integral
- integrality
- integrated
- integrity
- jackpot
- kit and caboodle
- lickety-split
- limit
- linkage
- lock stock and barrel
- lot
- lump
- mass
- omneity
- omnitude
- oneness
- organic
- organism
- organization
- outright
- perfection
- piece
- plenary
- plenitude
- quantity
- quantum
- replete
- result
- sum
- sum total
- summation
- supply
- system
- the complete amount
- the whole nine yards
- the works
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- to the max
- total
- totality
- unabbreviated
- unabridged
- unbroken
- uncensored
- uncondensed
- uncut
- undiminished
- undivided
- undividedness
- undocked
- unexpurgated
- unimpaired
- unit
- unitary
- unity
- universality
- unreduced
- unrestrainedly
- utmost
- wall to wall
- whole
- whole ball of was
- whole ball of wax
- whole bit
- whole deal
- whole enchilada
- whole hog
- whole kit and boodle
- whole kit and caboodle
- whole mess
- whole nine yards
- whole schmear
- whole shebang
- whole shooting match
- whole show
- whole shtick
- whole way
- whole works
- whole-hog
- whole-length
- wide open
- without reservation
- works
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