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intact

[in-takt] / ɪnˈtækt /


Usage

What are other ways to say intact? The adjective intact implies retaining completeness and original condition: a package delivered intact. Perfect emphasizes not only completeness but also high quality and absence of defects or blemishes: a perfect diamond. Complete implies that a certain unit has all its parts or is fully developed or perfected, and may apply to a process or purpose carried to fulfillment: a complete explanation. Entire means whole, having unbroken unity: an entire book. 

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Somehow the house remains intact and survivors can be seen in a second verified video standing surrounded by mud once the floodwater had receded.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

“Is there a small generator? Are all the windows intact? Is there fresh trash? Is there plastic on the roof?”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Residents said only one of roughly 150 houses along the banks of the Trishuli River remained intact: a four-storey old-age care home.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Massive pieces of floating ice can remain intact for years as they drift, then gradually fracture into smaller sections that may become difficult to track.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

Sheed twisted his way, revealing an intact, yet moist, cheek.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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