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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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Let’s also say the tower of pennies stays intact as you keep piling them higher and higher until they reach a million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It's reassuring to hear her faith in love remains intact.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The other thing he got was this broad civil release, and that is staying intact.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

The investment case for holding bitcoin with the hope of broader sovereign adoption, or as an insurance policy against some extreme outcome, remains intact, Hackett said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

First, when a gene was turned on or off, the DNA master copy was always kept intact in a cell.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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