full-scale
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Complete in extent or intensity; using all available resources or efforts: "full-scale" describes something that is carried out to the maximum possible degree, without limitations or reservations.
- Of the same size as the original object: "full-scale" can also refer to a model, drawing, or replica that is exactly the same size as the object it represents.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The government launched a full-scale investigation into the financial scandal.
- The engineers built a full-scale prototype of the new aircraft for testing.
- After the initial skirmish, the conflict escalated into a full-scale war.
Advanced Usage
"full-scale model/replica": A physical copy that is life-sized and matches the original dimensions.
- The museum displays a full-scale model of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton.
"full-scale assault/attack": A military operation involving the commitment of all available forces.
- The rebels mounted a full-scale assault on the capital city.
"full-scale review/analysis": An examination that is thorough and leaves no aspect unconsidered.
- The company conducted a full-scale review of its security protocols after the data breach.
Variants and Related Words
All-out (adj): Involving all one's strength or resources; wholehearted. (Often used similarly to "full-scale" in contexts of effort or conflict).
- They made an all-out effort to finish the project on time.
Comprehensive (adj): Complete and including everything that is necessary.
- She gave a comprehensive report on the market trends.
Synonyms
- Thorough: Carried out completely and carefully.
- Total: Complete in extent or degree.
- Unrestricted: Not limited or restricted.
Related Phrases
- To go full-scale: To begin or escalate an activity to its maximum level of effort or size.
- Once the virus was confirmed to be highly contagious, health authorities decided to go full-scale with containment measures.
Related Idioms
- "Leave no stone unturned": To do everything possible to find something or to solve a problem. (This idiom conveys a similar sense of exhaustive effort as "full-scale").
- The detective promised to leave no stone unturned in the search for the missing evidence.
Adjective
- using all available resources
- all-out war
- a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants