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intact

[in-takt] / ɪnˈtækt /


Usage

What are other ways to say intact? The adjective intact implies retaining completeness and original condition: a package delivered intact. Perfect emphasizes not only completeness but also high quality and absence of defects or blemishes: a perfect diamond. Complete implies that a certain unit has all its parts or is fully developed or perfected, and may apply to a process or purpose carried to fulfillment: a complete explanation. Entire means whole, having unbroken unity: an entire book. 

Example Sentences

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However, he focused on maintaining the book’s tone and found “the readership is actually very forgiving if you keep the characters whole and intact, but give them more to do.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

"To understand the importance of the clustering for gene transcription, we removed only the specific part of BRD2 responsible for forming clusters while leaving the rest of the protein intact," explains Umut Erdogdu.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

The structural demand for AI remains intact, with a stable truce potentially allowing focus to return to fundamentals.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Upper rows sagged where damaged ones had lost their sand but the bluff was more intact.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

She cannot focus enough to keep the details intact.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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