FULL-OUT Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

full-out

adjective

Definition of full-out

as in full-on

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Recent Examples of full-out While some guests did wear full-out costumes (especially the kids), my friends and I used accessories like this set to get into the swashbuckling spirit. — Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026 At dinnertime, La Terrazza goes full-out Italian, presenting each table with a welcome charcuterie board, including pillowy focaccia, silken prosciutto, and roasted garlic. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026 The rapper, dressed in an oversized silk bonnet and Uggs, is marking the moves, but her dancers are performing full-out, their cropped halter tops and durags dappled with sweat. — Jazmine Hughes, Allure, 24 Mar. 2026 At one point, Beau Garrett and Elle Chapman’s characters can be seen engaged in a full-out brawl in one of the cabins, before Pfeiffer intervenes and tosses a glass of water over them both. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for full-out

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Adjective

Since then, concurrents dropped close to 5,000 before nearly tripling to 14,000 for the mid-season 2 update, which brought Marathon’s first full-on PvE mode.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
This means the food is meant to be a full-on meal instead of just a snack, topping, or something extra.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 27 July 2026

Definition of full-on

Adjective

After the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, authorities ramped up their crackdown on dissent and free speech, relentlessly targeting rights organizations, independent media, members of civil society organizations and Kremlin critics.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
And the very real threat of damage and destruction from these storms requires prepping for what to do in the event that a hurricane turns into a full-scale emergency.

— Jonathan Webber, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of full-scale

Adjective

Audiences may think Redford emerged full-blown as a movie star.

— Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2025
The master of suspense made almost 70 films and TV shows across his staggering, more-than-half-a-century-long career, graduating from black-and-white, silent British potboilers to full-blown, Technicolor Hollywood blockbusters.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025

Definition of full-blown

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That’s why there’s been a proliferation of npm packages that wrap 10 lines of code in a full-fledged package.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
The musical is still a work in progress, Bradford and her co-writers and composer hope to eventually turn the play into a full-fledged production in New York City.

— Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026

Definition of full-fledged

Adjective

There’s also an swanky Indian restaurant, Indian Accent, for authentic upscale dishes and an extensive global wine list.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026
Over the past few years, Boots has been delving into its extensive data to test and try products and began introducing stand-alone beauty retail concepts, the latest of which opened in Bristol earlier this month.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026

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