full-scale

adjective

ˈfu̇l-ˌskāl 

1

: identical to an original in proportion and size

full-scale drawing

2

a

: involving full use of available resources

a full-scale biography

full-scale war

b

: total, complete

a full-scale musical renaissance

—Current Biography

Synonyms

• all-out
• clean
• complete
• comprehensive
• exhaustive
• out-and-out
• thorough
• thoroughgoing
• total

Examples of full-scale in a Sentence

a full-scale search and rescue for the victims of the rock slide

Recent Examples on the Web

There are ongoing fears the situation could trigger a full-scale conflict. —Sam Meredith, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024

Even after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, in 2014, and its subsequent full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in 2022, NASA continued to coöperate with Russia to get its astronauts into space. —Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024

He was appointed in March 2023 after carving out an image as an effective manager of the national railways, a vital logistics artery for both civilians and the military in the first year of the Kremlin's full-scale invasion in February 2022. —Olena Harmash and Tom Balmforth, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024

The space agency planned the DART, or Double Asteroid Redirection Test, mission to carry out a full-scale assessment of asteroid deflection technology on behalf of planetary defense. —Ashley Strickland, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

full-scale

adjective

ˈfu̇l-ˈskā(ə)l

1

: identical to an original in size

2

: not limited in any way : using everything that can be used

a full-scale war