full-fledged
Having complete status
Full-fledged means fully developed or complete in all respects.
The term comes from young birds that have grown all their flight feathers and can fly.
By extension, it describes anything that has reached full status or capacity: a full-fledged member of the team, a full-fledged crisis.
Also spelled fully fledged, especially in British English.
Granted official permission
- accreditedOfficially authorized or recognized
- credentialedHaving formal qualifications verified
- authorizedGiven official permission
- qualifiedMeeting necessary standards
registered · professional · official · legitimate · validated · verified · documented · sanctioned
Grew or advanced
- grownReached full size
- ripenedReached full maturity
- blossomedGrew into fullness
- evolvedChanged through successive generations
flourished · cultivated · refined · seasoned · sophisticated · advanced · perfected · polished
Full and undivided
- entireLacking no part
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
- fullMaximum extent reached
total · absolute · unabridged · integral · all-encompassing · exhaustive · unconditional · unqualified
Accepted as true
- acceptedFormally agreed to
- establishedFormally set up
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
confirmed · validated · endorsed · approved · sanctioned · authenticated · ratified · entitled
Free from external control
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- sovereignSupreme in power
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- self-supportingAble to maintain oneself
self-governing · self-determined · self-standing · emancipated · established · functioning · operational · viable
licensed
Granted official permission
- accreditedOfficially authorized or recognized
- credentialedHaving formal qualifications verified
- authorizedGiven official permission
qualified · registered · professional · official · legitimate · validated · verified · documented · sanctioned · bona fide
developed
Grew or advanced
evolved · flourished · cultivated · refined · seasoned · sophisticated · advanced · perfected · polished · established
whole
Full and undivided
- entireLacking no part
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
full · total · absolute · unabridged · integral · all-encompassing · exhaustive · unconditional · unqualified · undivided
acknowledged
Accepted as true
- acceptedFormally agreed to
- establishedFormally set up
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
official · confirmed · validated · endorsed · approved · sanctioned · authenticated · ratified · entitled · admitted
independent
Free from external control
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- sovereignSupreme in power
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
self-supporting · self-governing · self-determined · self-standing · emancipated · established · functioning · operational · viable · sustainable
full-fledgedunfledged
Without developed feathers
immature · undeveloped · underdeveloped · unformed · embryonic
full-fledgednovice
Inexperienced newcomer to field
inexperienced · trainee · apprentice · probationary · aspiring
full-fledgedpartial
Favoring one side
incomplete · unfinished · half-baked · limited · small-scale
fully, fullness, fledgling, fuller, fullest, fledge, unfledged, fledging, fledged