complete
[kuhm-pleet]
adjective
verb (used with object), com·plet·ed, com·plet·ing.
Origin of complete
Synonyms for complete
1. unbroken, unimpaired, undivided. 3. developed. 11. conclude, consummate, perfect, accomplish, achieve.
Synonym study
1–3. Complete, entire, intact, perfect imply that there is no lack or defect, nor has any part been removed. Complete implies that a certain unit has all its parts, fully developed or perfected, and may apply to a process or purpose carried to fulfillment: a complete explanation. Entire means whole, having unbroken unity: an entire book. Intact implies retaining completeness and original condition: a package delivered intact. Perfect emphasizes not only completeness but also high quality and absence of defects or blemishes: a perfect diamond.
Antonyms for complete
Usage note
Occasionally there are objections to modifying complete with qualifiers like almost, more, most, nearly, and quite, because they suggest that complete is relative rather than absolute: an almost complete record; a more complete proposal; the most complete list available. However, such uses are fully standard and occur regularly in all varieties of spoken and written English. See also perfect, unique.
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All depends on the completeness and constancy with which the make-believe is supported.
The Mystery of Murray DavenportRobert Neilson Stephens
The intensity of his emotions arose only from the completeness with which he believed it.
BunyanJames Anthony Froude
There can be no truth or completeness in any study of the mind which is confined to the individual.
TheaetetusPlato
The want of completeness in the Laws becomes more apparent in the later books.
LawsPlato
And even as I said it I realized the completeness of the back-down, realized it and blushed.
The Rise of Roscoe PaineJoseph C. Lincoln
complete
adjective
verb (tr)
Word Origin for complete
C14: from Latin complētus, past participle of complēre to fill up; see complement
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