2
of a living body or its parts
: having no relevant component removed or destroyed:
a
: physically virginal
b
: not castrated
Examples of intact in a Sentence
The house survived the war intact.
After 25 years, their friendship remained intact.
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The core of that side is still intact, with eight of the starters from the 2023 final — a narrow 1-0 defeat by Manchester City — still at the club.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The town is intact, and the wall is being refortified.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The town is intact, and the wall is being refortified.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
Koning expects Verra’s EPS estimates to be largely intact in a market where the earnings estimates of many companies could be lowered.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
The right-hander got out of the jam to keep the one-run lead intact.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Intact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intact. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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intact
adjective
in·tact
in-ˈtakt 
: untouched especially by anything that harms : not damaged or lessened
Medical Definition
intact
adjective
in·tact
in-ˈtakt
: physically and functionally complete
The sense of smell was intact.
intact cell membranes
specifically, of an animal
: not castrated
intactness
noun
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