full–blooded

1 of unmixed ancestry a full-blooded American Indian Synonyms blooded, full-blood, full-blooded, pedigreed (or pedigree), pure-blooded (or pure-blood), thoroughbredRelated Words well-bred; inbredNear Antonyms crossbred, crossed, half-blood (or half-blooded), half-bred, hybridized, interbred, outcrossedAntonyms hybrid, mixed, mongrel

2 having a healthy reddish skin tone had the full-blooded complexion of a rugged outdoorsman Synonyms blooming, florid, flush, full-blooded, glowing, red, rosy, rubicund, sanguineRelated Words bronzed, brown, suntanned, tanned; bloomy, blowsy (also blowzy), blushing, flushed, pink, pinkish, warm; cherubicNear Antonyms waxen, waxy; blanched, white, whitened; anemic, sick, sickly; bloodless, cadaverous; whey-faced, white-facedAntonyms ashen, ashy, doughy, livid, lurid, mealy, pale, paled, palish, pallid, pasty, peaked, peaky, sallow, sallowish, wan

3 marked by or uttered with forcefulness mounted a full-blooded attack on his opponent's position regarding immigration Synonyms aggressive, assertive, dynamic, energetic, forceful, full-blooded, muscular, resounding, strenuous, vehement, vigorous, violentRelated Words decided, insistent, marked, pointed; absolute, categorical (also categoric), clear, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal; arresting, compelling, conspicuous, impelling, noticeable, strikingNear Antonyms guarded, mild, uncompelling, weak, wishy-washy; ambiguous, equivocal, halting, hesitant; understatedAntonyms nonassertive, nonemphatic, unemphatic