Why is life so full of suffering?
Source: tatoeba (1748)
Full
/fʊl/
Synonyms for "full" (579 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (116)
Adjective(11 words)
a great dealaboundingabsoluteabsorbedabundantactiveaddledadiposeaffluentaliveallall-encompassingall-inclusiveall-sufficingallayedaltogetherampleamplitudeaplentyawash
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bangbeefybeerybemusedbesottedbigbig-belliedblazingblind drunkblindingbloatedblockedblow-by-blowblowzyboomingbosomybottomlessboundbounteousbountifulbrawnybrightbrilliantbrimfulbrimmingbristlingbroadbroad-bodiedbuiltbulgingbulkybullneckedburlyburstingbustybuxomcapacitychock fullchock-fullchokedchoked upchubbychuck-fullchunkycircumstantialcloggedclogged upclosecloyedcoarsecoloredcompactcompletecompletelycomprehensiveconcernedcongestedcongestionconsequentialconsiderableconstipatedconsumedcopiouscorpulentcostivecram-fullcrammedcrapulentcrapulouscrasscrawlingcrowdedcurvaceousdamned
Noun(8 words)
charged batterychockcomplete animalcomplete answercomplete beingcomplete beingscomplete controlcomplete mandatory assignment
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (174)
dazzlingdeaddeafeningdeepdeep-coloreddefinitedensedetaileddevelopeddiffusedirectlydisgusteddistendeddizzydrencheddrunkdrunkendumpydyedear piercing
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ear splittingear-piercingear-rendingear-splittingearthshakingeffuseemotionalengagedengorgedengrossedenormouslyentireentirelyepidemiceventfulexactexactlyexceedinglyexhaustiveexhaustlessexpansiveextensiveextravagantextremeexuberantfar gonefar-gonefarcifatfattishfed upfed-upfertilefilledfilled outfinickyfirmfleshyflood tideflushflusteredfortefortissimofoufoulfouledfull bodiedfull fledgedfull grownfull offull scalefull to burstingfull-bodiedfull-coloredfull-fledgedfull-grownfull-scalefullnessfullyfussygaloregaygenerousgiddyglaringglobalgloriousgluttedgorgedgrandgravegreatgreatestgreatlygrosshappyharshheavyheavysetheftyhigh tidehigh waterhighesthippyhuedhugelyillimitableimbuedimmersedimpletionimplicitimposingin colorin fullin its entiretyin liquorin plentyin quantityin technicolorin totoinclusiveinebriateinebriatedinebriousinexhaustibleinfarctedintactintegralintenseintoxicatedirresistibleitemizedjadedjam packedjam-packedjammedjollykerplunklavishliberallimitlessloadedloudloud-soundingloudishlustyluxuriantmainmanymassivematurematuredmaudlinmaximalmaximummeaty
Noun(5 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (289)
mellowmerrymeticulousmightyminutemuchmuddlednappyniceno stringsnumerousobeseobsessedobstipatedobstructedoccupiedopenopulentoutrightoverfed
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overflowingoverfulloverfullnessovergorgedoversaturatedoverstuffedoverweightpackedpacked like sardinesparticularparticularizedpaunchypealingperfectperfectlypicayunepiercingplangentplenaryplenitudeplenitudinousplenteousplentifulplentyplethoraploppluggedplugged upplumbplumpplunkpodgypoint blankpoint-blankpopulousportlypotbelliedpowerfulprecisepreciselypreoccupiedprevailingprevalentprodigalproductiveprofuseprofusivepudgypuffypulsingpursyquiterampantready to burstreelingrepleterepletionresonantresonatingresoundingrevealingrichriferightringingriotousriperobustrollingroly polyroly-polyroomyrotundroundrounded outrunning oversatedsatiatesatiatedsatietysatisfiedsaturatedsaturationsaturation pointsentimentalseriousserriedshapelyshikkershiningsick ofslakedslapsmacksmack-dabsoakedsoddensolemnsolidsonoroussottedsoundspaciousspangspecialspecificspring tidesquaresquarelysquatsquattysrostackedstainedstalwartstanding room onlystentoraphonicstentorianstentoriousstockystoppedstopped upstoutstraightstrappingstrongstuffedstuffed upsuperabundantsupersaturatedsurfeitsurfeitedswarmingswollenteemingthickthick-bodiedthicksetthoroughthoroughlythree dimensionalthree-dimensionalthrobbingthunderoustiddlytincttincturedtingedtintedtipsytired ofto the fullto the utmosttonedtonitruanttonitruoustoptop heavytop-heavytopfultotaltotallytrigtubbyunabbreviatedunabridgedunboundunboundeduncensoreduncircumscribedunconditionalunconditionedunconfineduncutunder the influenceundiminishedundimmedundividedunequivocalunexpurgatedunlimitedunmeasuredunobscuredunqualifiedunrestrictedunshadedunshortenedutmostutterveryvibrantvibratingviscousvividvoluptuouswash-coloredwealthywell fedwell-builtwell-fedwell-foundwell-furnishedwell-plannedwell-proportionedwell-providedwell-roundedwell-shapedwell-stackedwell-stockedwholewholesalewhollywidewide openwide-openwidespreadwindow-rattlingwith a bellyfulwith a snootfulwith enough ofwithout stringszaftig
Noun(8 words)
Adjective(24 words)
packedpacked fullpeak capacityrepleterepletedsatiationsaturationstuffedthoroughthroatytotaltotal amounttotal energy input dataunabridged playwholewhole coursewhole kitwhole playwhole projectwhole roster
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Determiner(7 words)
the whole groupthe whole setwhole chapterwhole materialwhole organism approachedwhole organism datawhole subject approach
Adverb(1 words)
to the full
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: entire, a great deal, abounding, absolute, absorbed.
- Sentence evidence is available for full, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "full".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "full"
Keep "full" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "full" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "full", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "full" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
10 entriesMore specific
8 entriesCollocations
9 entriesfull capacityfull circlefull extentfull housefull lengthfull measurefull moonfull potentialfull stop
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesAntonyms
2 entriessimilar
57 entriesShowing 16 of 57 words.
Translations
53 translations across 41 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- volle adj (complete)
Armenian
1 entries- ամբողջական adj (complete)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- dolğun adj (complete)
- tam adj (complete)
Bashkir
1 entries- тулы adj (complete)
Bulgarian
1 entries- цялостен adj (complete)
Catalan
1 entries- complet adj (complete)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 完全 adj (complete)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 完全 adj (complete)
Czech
2 entries- kompletní adj (complete)
- úplný adj (complete)
Danish
2 entries- fuldstændig adj (complete)
- komplet adj (complete)
Dutch
1 entries- volledig adj (complete)
Esperanto
1 entries- plena adj (complete)
Finnish
1 entries- täydellinen adj (complete)
French
1 entries- complet adj (complete)
Galician
1 entries- completo adj (complete)
Georgian
1 entries- სრული adj (complete)
German
2 entries- komplett adj (complete)
- vollständig adj (complete)
Ido
2 entries- kompleta adj (complete)
- plena adj (complete)
Indonesian
1 entries- lengkap adj (complete)
Irish
2 entries- lán adj (complete)
- líonmhar adj (complete)
Italian
1 entries- completo adj (complete)
Japanese
1 entries- 完全 adj (complete)
Khiamniungan Naga
1 entries- chāh adj (complete)
Korean
1 entries- 완전하다 adj (complete)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- лык adj (complete)
Malay
1 entries- penuh adj (complete)
Manx
1 entries- lane adj (complete)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- temam adj (complete)
Norwegian
2 entries- fullstendig adj (complete)
- komplett adj (complete)
Old Church Slavonic
1 entries- пльнъ adj (complete)
Polish
1 entries- pełny adj (complete)
Portuguese
1 entries- completo adj (complete)
Romanian
2 entries- complet adj (complete)
- terminat adj (complete)
Russian
1 entries- по́лный adj (complete)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- làn adj (complete)
- lìonta adj (complete)
Spanish
2 entries- alunado adj (of a night in reference to the moon)
- completo adj (complete)
Swedish
2 entries- fullständig adj (complete)
- fullödig adj (complete)
Telugu
1 entries- సంపూర్ణము adj (complete)
Vietnamese
2 entries- toàn phần adj (complete)
- đầy đủ adj (complete)
Welsh
1 entries- llawn adj (complete)
Yakut
1 entries- толору adj (complete)
Sample sentences
53 total sentences available.
The world is full of fools.
Source: tatoeba (2102)
Japan is full of beautiful cities. Kyoto and Nara, for instance.
Source: tatoeba (2299)
You are really full of curiosity, aren't you?
Source: tatoeba (16165)
Showing 4 of 53 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "full"?
Closest matches include entire, a great deal, abounding, absolute, absorbed.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "full"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.