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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Because gastroliths are small and light-weight, their intact arrangement indicated that much of the skeleton might still be preserved within the rock.
From Science Daily
As a result, groups of genes remain linked and are passed down intact from one generation to the next.
From Science Daily
Molly’s is the movie’s funniest line, partly because of Ms. Field’s delivery, partly because we’re all thinking the same thing—that no one is going to escape this film with his or her dignity intact.
And while that had been a nasty hoax from Hesterfowl, at least his one good feature remained intact.
From Literature
All that survived intact of the family’s former treasures were the netsuke, which were smuggled out of the family’s mansion by a loyal maid and returned to the family after the war.
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