FULL-BLOOD Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈfu̇l-ˌbləd

Definition of full-blood

as in thoroughbred

of unmixed ancestry her ancestry is full-blood Irish

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full-blood

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noun

as in pureblood

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Australian full-blood Wagyu steak to its menu ($37 per ounce). — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025

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Carnevor is the only restaurant in Wisconsin to carry MUSE Australian full-blood wagyu steak, produced by cattle with 100% Japanese genetics, but raised with Australia’s industry-leading care practices. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025 About six months ago, Carnevor introduced MUSE Australian full-blood Wagyu steak to its menu ($37 per ounce). — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for full-blood

thoroughbred

Adjective

Specifically, the Pebbles Beach Horse Bathing tradition where trainers bring thoroughbred racehorses from the nearby historic Garrison Savannah stables down for a salt-water wash.

— Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
The Herald had previously detailed how millions of the soccer body’s revenues were spent by TourProdEnter on charters of luxury jets and yachts, motorsport firms and a company that provides services for thoroughbred horses.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

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