Thesaurus
full
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of FULL
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containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible <at the start of the game everyone was full of energy and hope> <the boy's bedroom is full of sports trophies and medals>
Synonyms brimful, brimming, bursting, chockablock, chock-full (or chockful), crammed, crowded, fat, filled, jammed, jam-packed, loaded, packed, stuffed
Related Words overcrowded, overfilled, overflowing, overfull, overladen, overloaded, overstuffed; abounding, flush, fraught, replete, rife, swarming, teeming
Near Antonyms deficient, inadequate, incomplete, insufficient, short, shortish, shy, wanting; depleted, drained, exhausted
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having one's appetite completely satisfied <even the heartiest eaters are sure to be full when they leave that restaurant>
Near Antonyms underfed, undernourished
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covering everything or all important points <a full analysis of the problems facing our cities today>
Synonyms all-embracing, all-in [chiefly British], all-inclusive, broad-gauge (or broad-gauged), compendious, complete, comprehensive, cover-all, cyclopedic, embracive, exhaustive, full, global, inclusive, in-depth, omnibus, panoramic, thorough, universal
Related Words broad, catholic, encyclical, general, inclusionary, overall; cosmic (also cosmical), extensive, far, far-reaching, grand, large, panoptic, sweeping, vast, wide, wide-ranging; blanket, indiscriminate, unrestricted
Near Antonyms circumscribed, limited, narrow, restricted, specialized; exact, precise; individual, singular, specific; incomplete, patchy, sketchy
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having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor) <the dessert had a rich, full chocolate flavor>
Related Words heavy; straight, undiluted, unmixed; high-octane, high-test; enriched, fortified; concentrated
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having an excess of body fat <she should have a hairdo that complements her full face>
Synonyms blubbery, chubby, corpulent, fleshy, full, gross, lardy, obese, overweight, plump, podgy [chiefly British], portly, pudgy, replete, roly-poly, rotund, round, tubby
Related Words beefy, bulky, chunky, heavy, heavyset, plumpish, stocky, stout, thick, thickset, weighty; brawny, burly, hefty, husky; dumpy, squat, stubby; hippy, paunchy, potbellied; flabby, soft; ample, buxom, corn-fed, ripe, zaftig (also zoftig); endomorphic
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including many small descriptive features <a very full description of the city's cultural offerings>
Synonyms blow-by-blow, circumstantial, elaborate, full, minute, particular, particularized, thorough
Related Words enumerated, inventoried, itemized, listed, numerated; delineated, specific, specified; abundant, copious; comprehensive, encyclopedic, exhausting, exhaustive, inclusionary, inclusive, in-depth, omnibus, panoramic, thoroughgoing; accurate, correct, exact, precise; complete, entire, replete; distinct, explicit, sharp; mapped (out); descriptive, graphic (also graphical), picturesque, vivid
Near Antonyms brief, compact, concise, crisp, pithy, short, succinct, terse; abbreviated, abridged, curtailed, cut, pruned, shortened, trimmed; ambiguous, indeterminate, nebulous, nondescript, sketchy, vague; bird's-eye, broad, general, nonspecific, overall, unspecified
Antonyms compendious, summary
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not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it <a full deck of cards>
Synonyms compleat, comprehensive, entire, full, grand, intact, integral, perfect, plenary, total, whole
Related Words unabridged, uncut, undiminished; all-out, exhaustive, extensive, maximal; full-blooded, full-blown, full-bore, full-fledged, full-on, full-out, full-scale
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