full-fledged

adjective

ˈfu̇l-ˈflejd 

1

: fully developed : total, complete

a full-fledged biography

2

: having attained complete status

full-fledged lawyer

3

: full-blown sense 2

a full-fledged reunion

Synonyms of full-fledged

• ripe
• matured
• mature

Examples of full-fledged in a Sentence

it was years before he became a full-fledged star

Recent Examples on the Web

Sources told Axios, meanwhile, that a U.S. military campaign against Iran would likely be massive, last weeks and look more like a full-fledged war than the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January. —Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026

The once-fairly tame space instantly transformed into a full-fledged dance club as a crowd gathered the moment Williams and Tung stepped into the center. —Michaela Zee, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026

Then, a full-fledged El Niño appears likely by fall. —Doyle Rice, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026

And then into that den of exclusion, waltzes 20-year-old Katharine Blodgett, hired as a full-fledged scientist, excited to start working for Irving Langmuir. —Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for full-fledged

• alleged
• unpledged
• dredged
• edged
• fledged
• hedged
• pledged
• wedged

Kids Definition

full-fledged

adjective

ˈfu̇l-ˈflejd

: fully developed : mature