FULL-BLOWN Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

full-blown

adjective

ˈfu̇l-ˈblōn

Definition of full-blown

as in ripe

fully grown or developed before he became a full-blown literary sensation, he wrote articles for little journals that paid even littler money

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Recent Examples of full-blown Audiences may think Redford emerged full-blown as a movie star. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2025 The master of suspense made almost 70 films and TV shows across his staggering, more-than-half-a-century-long career, graduating from black-and-white, silent British potboilers to full-blown, Technicolor Hollywood blockbusters. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025 The economy was teetering on the edge when the crisis became full-blown in October 1907. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2025 But the companies say their transition to a full-blown, Uber-like taxi service will take time. — WIRED, 11 Aug. 2023

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This season, bold knits and unexpected color pairings are ripe for the picking, courtesy of Tory Burch.

— Ciarra Lorren Zatorski, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility was already ably adapted by Ang Lee and Emma Thompson, but Jane Austen’s work is ripe to return to over and over again.

— Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

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As post-Covid debts mature, a record share of poor countries net-repaid the IMF in 2026 – a drain set to widen by 2030.

— Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
That rhythm can be useful for mature companies with predictable earnings and clear public market sponsorship.

— Jeff Jacobs, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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