Full marks
What it means
The highest score or an expression of complete approval.
Reach for it when awarding the highest score or expressing complete approval
The apprentice earned full marks for her precise safety checks.
Words to choose between 6
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everyday
perfect score
Fits when every graded item was correct
Careful Perfect score is literal and cannot express general approval.
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warm
high praise
Fits when strong commendation matters without a numerical result
Careful High praise may still stop short of complete approval.
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warm
top marks
Fits when British-leaning praise should sound familiar
Careful Top marks may mean excellent rather than the exact maximum.
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professional
complete approval
Fits when endorsement rather than grading is intended
Careful The phrase lacks the light idiomatic warmth of full marks.
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professional
full credit
Fits when all available points are awarded for an answer
Careful Full credit is assessment language and feels cold as personal praise.
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formal
Fits when performance reaches a named high classification
Careful A distinction may sit below a perfect score and varies by system.
Opposites 3
- zero marks
- failure
- disapproval
Common phrases 3
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earn full marks
The apprentice earned full marks for every safety check.
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give full marks
Reviewers give full marks to the clear access guide.
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full marks for effort
The volunteers deserve full marks for effort.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Commander Keane, Australian accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated