Entry Word: full

Function: adjective

Meaning: 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 boyʼs bedroom is full of sports trophies and medals>

Synonyms brimful, brimming, bursting, chock-full (or chockful), crammed, crowded, fat, filled, jammed, jam-packed, loaded, packed, stuffed

Related Words overcrowded, overfilled, overflowing, overfull, overloaded, overstuffed; abounding, fraught, replete, rife, swarming, teeming

Near Antonyms deficient, incomplete, insufficient, short; depleted, drained, exhausted

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

2 of the highest degree <even at the age of eighteen he hadnʼt reached his full height> <a boat going at full speed>

Synonyms greatest, maximum, top, topmost, utmost

Related Words high

Near Antonyms low

Antonyms least, lowest, minimal, minimum

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

Synonyms sated, satiate, satiated, stuffed, surfeited

Related Words glutted, gorged, overfed, overfull, overstuffed

Near Antonyms underfed, undernourished

Antonyms empty, hungry, starving

4 covering everything or all important points <a full analysis of the problems facing our cities today> — see encyclopedic
5 having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor) <the dessert had a rich, full chocolate flavor> — see full-bodied
6 having an excess of body fat <she should have a hairdo that compliments her full face> — see fat 1
7 including many small descriptive features <a very full description of the cityʼs cultural offerings> — see detailed 1
8 not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it <a full deck of cards> — see complete 1