Antonyms for whole shebang
Grammar : Adj, noun |
- abstract
- circumscribed
- clean
- concept
- definite
- disorganization
- empty
- exclusive
- fraction
- hidden
- imperfect
- inanimate
- incomplete
- incompleteness
- incomprehensive
- individual
- limited
- modified
- moral
- narrow
- needy
- net
- nothing
- obscured
- one
- part
- partial
- partiality
- particular
- polite
- restricted
- selective
- short
- skinny
- slender
- specific
- thin
- uncomprehensive
- unfinished
- vague
Definition of whole shebang
- As in comprehensive : adj inclusive
- As in gross : adj whole
- As in whole : noun total made up of parts
- As in ball of wax : noun the whole kit and caboodle
- As in full monty : noun the whole thing
- As in whole caboodle : noun whole works
- As in works : noun everything
- As in everything : noun entirety
- I'm thinking this whole shebang is a big, thievin' fake—and I've always thought so.
- Extract from : « The Straw » by Eugene O'Neill
- I'm going to haul the whole shebang down like Samson in the Temple.
- Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
- The whole shebang will go to pieces and the boys will be killed.
- Extract from : « Boy Scouts in the Northwest » by G. Harvey Ralphson
- Perhaps Mr. John Temple, head of the whole shebang, would have approved this—under the circumstances.
- Extract from : « Tom Slade at Black Lake » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- That's always the way with me if I go into anything, pretty soon I'm running the whole shebang; I dunno why it is.
- Extract from : « Seventeen » by Booth Tarkington
- Then t'other float bobbed up and the whole shebang, car and all, drifted out and down the channel.
- Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Why, the whole shebang wa'n't worth more than two dollars, to buy.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- We got our food out of the big garden planted for the whole shebang.
- Extract from : « Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2 » by Work Projects Administration
Synonyms for whole shebang
- absolute
- across the board
- aggregate
- aggregation
- all
- all in all
- all of it
- all that
- all things
- all-embracing
- all-inclusive
- amount
- assemblage
- assembly
- before deductions
- before tax
- being
- big picture
- blanket
- body
- broad
- bulk
- business
- catholic
- coherence
- collectivity
- combination
- compendious
- complete
- complex
- comprising
- containing
- discursive
- each thing
- encircling
- encyclopedic
- ensemble
- entire
- entirety
- entity
- every little thing
- everything
- everything but the kitchen sink
- exhaustive
- expansive
- extensive
- far-reaching
- fixins'
- full
- full measure
- full monty
- fullness
- general
- global
- gross
- hook line and sinker
- in depth
- in sum
- infinite
- integral
- jackpot
- kit and caboodle
- limit
- linkage
- lock stock and barrel
- lot
- lump
- many things
- nine yards
- of great scope
- oneness
- organism
- organization
- outright
- overall
- piece
- quantity
- quantum
- result
- shebang
- show
- state of affairs
- sum
- sum total
- summation
- supply
- sweeping
- synoptic
- system
- the big picture
- the complete amount
- the whole shebang
- the works
- thorough
- total
- totality
- umbrella
- unit
- unity
- universe
- wall-to-wall
- whole
- whole ball of was
- whole ball of wax
- whole bit
- whole caboodle
- whole deal
- whole enchilada
- whole hog
- whole kit and boodle
- whole kit and caboodle
- whole lot
- whole mess
- whole nine yards
- whole schmear
- whole shebang
- whole shooting match
- whole show
- whole shtick
- whole works
- wide
- widespread
- works
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