Full-scale
Full-scale adjective - Trying all possibilities.
Usage example: a full-scale search and rescue for the victims of the rock slide
Total is a synonym for full-scale. In some cases you can use "Total" instead an adjective phrase "Full-scale".
Total
Total adjective - Not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it.
Usage example: gave us a total rundown of the events
Full-scale is a synonym for total in complete topic. You can use "Full-scale" instead an adjective "Total".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Putting that in a perspective of modern military terms, total Coalition casualties during Operation Iraqi Freedom - a full-scale war against a country - were less than a thousand over a month-long period.
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Combat Reconnaissance and Deep Reconnaissance were not conducted, leading to a total inability to identify defensive positions, troop concentrations, and artillery concentrations in the enemy rear areas outside full-scale combat.
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