intact
Americanadjective
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not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished.
The vase remained intact despite rough handling.
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not changed or diminished; not influenced or swayed.
Despite misfortune, his faith is still intact.
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complete or whole, especially not castrated or emasculated.
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having the hymen unbroken; virginal.
adjective
Usage
What are other ways to say intact? Something that is intact is not altered, broken, or impaired. How does intact compare to synonyms entire, complete, and perfect? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
Other Word Forms
- intactly adverb
- intactness noun
Etymology
Origin of intact
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin intāctus untouched, equivalent to in- in- 3 + tāctus, past participle of tangere to touch
Example Sentences
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Investors who continue to allocate capital as if traditional geopolitical alliances, cheap energy, unconstrained resource availability, and unlimited liquidity remain intact are likely to misprice risk, they say.
From MarketWatch
The property still has incredible views, including of Carbon Beach—the so-called “Billionaires’ Beach” where Oracle tycoon Larry Ellison has a big mansion left intact near burned lots.
While some stocks surged, others lagged despite strong franchises and intact long-term tailwinds.
From Barron's
“They are still in power. The cupola is intact. But they don’t sleep at night.”
Summed up by Pavlovic as "jangly guitars and chanted layered vocals", it's both richly harmonic and somewhat ramshackle - born of a decision to embrace spontaneity and leave studio mistakes intact.
From BBC
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