full-blown
At maximum intensity
Full-blown means fully developed or complete in every respect.
A full-blown crisis has reached its most serious stage.
Full-blown AIDS has progressed beyond early infection.
The term often emphasizes that something has reached its worst or most intense form: What started as a disagreement became a full-blown argument.
A full-blown rose has opened completely.
Complete sum
- completeLacking nothing, fully done
- entireLacking no part
- wholeFull and undivided
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
thorough · all-out · outright · absolute · unmitigated · unrestricted · unqualified · undiluted
total
Complete sum
comprehensive · thorough · all-out · outright · absolute · unmitigated · unrestricted · unqualified · undiluted · unconditional
acute
Intensely severe or perceptive
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- advancedFar along in development
- seriousWeighty and requiring attention
extreme · intense · profound · aggravated · critical · dire · grave · rampant · uncontrolled · unchecked
culmination
Highest or final point
summit · climax · acme · heyday · prime · fruition · height · crest · apogee · maximum