Piece
Piece noun - A broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete.
Whole thing and piece are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Whole thing" instead a noun "Piece".
Whole thing
Piece and whole thing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Piece" instead a noun phrase "Whole thing".
Both terms in one sentence
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When Julie's group tackle the dungeon where they think the first Magicant Piece is, they decide to explore the whole thing instead of using magical flight to reach the tower pedestals.
Source: Webcomic / Our Little Adventure -
The whole thing is very brutal in that, unlike the other fights in One Piece, the two combatants are on their last legs, and are equally getting injured throughout the whole fight.
Source: Anime / One Piece Film: Z - Maybe you admit to a piece of what you did, but not the whole thing, maybe you completely make something up.
Source: Confess to a Lesser Crime
Cite this Source
Whole thing and Piece. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/piece/whole_thing
Piece & Whole thing. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/piece/whole_thing>.
Whole thing or Piece. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/piece/whole_thing.
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