English adjective: complete | |||
1. | complete having every necessary or normal part or component or step | ||
Samples | A complete meal. A complete wardrobe. A complete set of the Britannica. A complete set of china. A complete defeat. A complete accounting. | ||
Similar | absolute, accomplished, all, all-or-none, all-or-nothing, all-out, allover, clean, completed, completed, dead, downright, exhaustive, fleshed out, full, full-blown, full-clad, full-dress, full-scale, good, hearty, out-and-out, rank, realised, realized, right-down, self-contained, sheer, sound, stand-alone, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, utter | ||
See also | comprehensive, whole | ||
Attribute | completeness | ||
Antonyms | incomplete, uncomplete | ||
2. | complete perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities | ||
Samples | A complete gentleman. Consummate happiness. A consummate performance. | ||
Synonyms | consummate | ||
Similar | perfect | ||
Antonyms | imperfect | ||
3. | complete highly skilled | ||
Samples | An accomplished pianist. A complete musician. | ||
Synonyms | accomplished | ||
Similar | skilled | ||
Antonyms | unskilled | ||
4. | complete without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | ||
Samples | An arrant fool. A complete coward. A consummate fool. A double-dyed villain. Gross negligence. A perfect idiot. Pure folly. What a sodding mess. Stark staring mad. A thoroughgoing villain. Utter nonsense. The unadulterated truth. | ||
Synonyms | arrant, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter | ||
Similar | unmitigated | ||
Antonyms | mitigated | ||
5. | complete having come or been brought to a conclusion | ||
Samples | The harvesting was complete. The affair is over, ended, finished. The abruptly terminated interview. | ||
Synonyms | all over, concluded, ended, over, terminated | ||
Similar | finished | ||
Antonyms | unfinished | ||
English verb: complete | |||
1. | complete (change) come or bring to a finish or an end | ||
Samples | He finished the dishes. She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree. The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours. | ||
Examples | They won't complete the story | ||
Synonyms | finish | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | end, terminate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | accomplish, action, carry out, carry out, carry through, clear up, close, execute, finish off, finish out, finish up, follow out, follow through, follow up, fulfil, fulfill, get through, go through, implement, mop up, polish off, put through, round out, see through, top, top off, wrap up | ||
2. | complete (change) bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements | ||
Samples | A child would complete the family. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fill, fill up, make full | ||
3. | complete (social) complete or carry out | ||
Samples | Discharge one's duties. | ||
Synonyms | discharge, dispatch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill | ||
4. | complete (competition) complete a pass | ||
Synonyms | nail | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
Domain category | football, football game | ||
5. | complete (communication) write all the required information onto a form | ||
Samples | Fill out this questionnaire, please!. Make out a form. | ||
Synonyms | fill in, fill out, make out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Entail | get down, put down, set down, write down | ||