fully
adverb
ful·ly ˈfu̇(l)-lē 
1
: in a full manner or degree : completely
2
: at least
fully nine tenths of us
Synonyms
- all
- all of
- all over
- altogether
- clean
- completely
- dead
- enough
- entire
- entirely
- even
- exactly
- fast
- flat
- full
- heartily
- out
- perfectly
- plumb [chiefly dialect]
- quite
- soundly
- thoroughly
- through and through
- totally
- utterly
- well
- wholly
- wide
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Example Sentences
He fully recovered from the operation. They will never fully appreciate their luck. The house is fully furnished. When will the tree be fully grown?
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing fully
Kids Definition
fully
adverb
ful·ly ˈfu̇-lē
1
: completely
He fully recovered.
2
: at least
Fully half failed.
fully
adverb
1
as in completely
to a full extent or degree only with daybreak did we fully realize the extent of the damage from the storm Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- completely
- totally
- all
- perfectly
- quite
- thoroughly
- wholly
- utterly
- entirely
- even
- well
- fast
- exactly
- absolutely
- wide
- out
- entire
- enough
- full
- soundly
- dead
- clean
- flat
- all of
- all the way
- heartily
- for fair
- basically
- all over
- at length
- altogether
- to pieces
- in whole
- substantially
- plumb
- mostly
- largely
- to the max
- generally
- to bits
- down to the ground
- categorically
- plain
- to the hilt
- mainly
- predominantly
- down the line
- downright
- generously
- primarily
- cold
- through and through
- greatly
- principally
- predominately
- chiefly
- abundantly
- stone
- unqualifiedly
- overall
- hands down
- stone-cold
- copiously
- by and large
- more or less
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- partially
- partly
- halfway
- barely
- just
- half
- incompletely
- minimally
- hardly
- scarcely
- slightly
- marginally
- superficially
- somewhat
- part
- approximately
- roughly
- kind of
2
as in thoroughly
with attention to all aspects or details wanted to be fully involved in the project Synonyms & Similar Words
- thoroughly
- systematically
- completely
- widely
- comprehensively
- totally
- extensively
- exhaustively
- at length
- in detail
- minutely
- intensively
- sweepingly
- inside out
- roundly
- detailedly
- from stem to stern
- broadly
- perfectly
- from the ground up
- microscopically
- meticulously
- all out
- generally
- full blast
- definitely
- globally
- conclusively
- through and through
- consummately
- encyclopedically
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- randomly
- inadequately
- imperfectly
- haphazardly
- narrowly
- summarily
- aimlessly
- superficially
- desultorily
- cursorily
- sketchily
- vaguely
- shallowly
- hit or miss
- nebulously
- indeterminately