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Definitions

full-scale

[fool-skeyl] / ˈfʊlˈskeɪl /
ADJECTIVE
total, all-out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
comprehensive exhaustive extensive full-blown in-depth sweeping thorough wide-ranging
WEAK
all-encompassing full dress full-out major proper thoroughgoing total unlimited
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exclusive narrow partial
WEAK
incomplete incomprehensive

Example Sentences

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The design he favored for the first nuclear submarine, launched in 1954, was repurposed in the first full-scale nonmilitary nuclear plant, near Pittsburgh.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Until one or the other, or preferably both, decide to offer concessions, renewed full-scale hostilities remain an incident away.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

U.S. stock futures edged higher on hopes the U.S. and Iran can avoid resuming their full-scale war, a day after an outbreak of fighting in the Persian Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Energy prices have also not risen as fast as they did in the aftermath of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, economists note, and supply chains are not facing the same disruptions.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Whether it could shoulder all the demands of a full-scale bomb program was still in doubt.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik