full

1. adjective

1)

her glass was full

Syn:

filled, filled up, filled to capacity, filled to the brim, brimming, brimful

Ant:

empty

2)

streets full of people

Syn:

crowded with, packed with, crammed with, congested with; teeming with, swarming with, thick with, thronged with, overcrowded with, overrun with; abounding with, bursting with, overflowing with; informal jam-packed with, wall-to-wall with, stuffed with, chockablock with, chock-full of, bursting at the seams with, packed to the gunwales with, awash with

Ant:

empty

3)

all the seats were full

Syn:

occupied, taken, in use, unavailable

Ant:

empty, unoccupied

4)

I'm full

Syn:

replete, full up, satisfied, well-fed, sated, satiated, surfeited; gorged, glutted; informal stuffed

Ant:

hungry

5)

she'd had a full life

Syn:

eventful, interesting, exciting, lively, action-packed, busy, energetic, active

Ant:

uneventful

6)

a full list of available facilities

Syn:

comprehensive, thorough, exhaustive, all-inclusive, all-encompassing, all-embracing, in depth; complete, entire, whole, unabridged, uncut

Ant:

selective, incomplete

7)

a fire engine driven at full speed

Syn:

maximum, top, greatest, highest

Ant:

low

8)

she had a full figure

Syn:

plump, well-rounded, rounded, buxom, shapely, ample, curvaceous, voluptuous, womanly, Junoesque; informal busty, curvy, well-upholstered, well-endowed, zaftig

Ant:

thin

9)

a full skirt

Syn:

loose-fitting, loose, baggy, voluminous, roomy, capacious, billowing

Ant:

tight, tight-fitting

10)

his full baritone voice

Syn:

resonant, rich, sonorous, deep, vibrant, full-bodied, strong, fruity, clear

Ant:

thin

11)

the full flavor of a Bordeaux

Syn:

rich, intense, full-bodied, strong, deep

Ant:

watery, thin

2. adverb

1)

she looked full into his face

Syn:

directly, right, straight, squarely, square, dead, point-blank; informal bang, plumb

2)

you knew full well I was leaving

Syn:

very, perfectly, quite; informal darn, damn, damned, darned; chiefly Brit. bloody

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