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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Every so often, the British writer-director Mike Leigh makes a movie in which the stars — and the tartly casual dramatic scenes — line up, coalescing into a full-on vision of prickly humanity.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
And if your child is full-on Stanley, its buckle clip also pairs with the Assembly Backpack.

— Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of full-on

Adjective

The 210-meter (690-foot) tunnel was completed in the Kyrgyz section after full-scale construction began in June 2025, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Clark has raised the big birds since the 1980s, and said the few full-scale ostrich farms around the country are trying to meet a growing demand.

— Dylan Lovan, Fortune, 6 Sep. 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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Donalds is a full-bore supporter of the destructive homestead exemption proposal known as Amendment 3 that would cripple local government.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
The glamorous Emmy winner known for Loewe red-carpet looks and starring on prestige dramedy The Bear is returning to full-bore silly in order to play America’s favorite beagle.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of full-bore

Adjective

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

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