full

full

adjective

Definition of FULL

1

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

Antonyms bare, blank, devoid, empty, stark, vacant, void

2

of the highest degree <even at the age of eighteen he hadn't reached his full height> <a boat going at full speed>

Synonyms greatest, maximum, top, topmost, utmost, utter

Related Words heightened, high

Near Antonyms lessened, low

Antonyms least, littlest, lowest, minimal, minimum, slightest

3

having one's appetite completely satisfied <even the heartiest eaters are sure to be full when they leave that restaurant>

Synonyms replete, sated, satiate, satiated, stuffed, surfeited

Related Words glutted, gorged, overfed, overfull, overstuffed

Near Antonyms underfed, undernourished

Antonyms empty, famished, hungry, starved, starving

4

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

5

having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor) <the dessert had a rich, full chocolate flavor>

Synonyms big, concentrated, full, heady, lusty, muscular, plush, potent, rich, robust, strong

Related Words heavy; straight, undiluted, unmixed; high-octane, high-test; enriched, fortified; concentrated

Near Antonyms dilute, diluted, watered-down, watery

Antonyms delicate, light, mild, thin, thinned, weak, weakened

6

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

Near Antonyms angular, bony (also boney), gaunt, lank, lanky, rawboned, sinewy; cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted; puny, scraggy, scrawny, slight; rangy, reedy, spindling, spindly, stringy, svelte, sylphlike, twiggy, waspish, weedy, willowy; ectomorphic; anorexic

Antonyms lean, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin

7

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

8

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

Near Antonyms abbreviated, abridged, cut, diminished, reduced

Antonyms imperfect, incomplete, partial