Skip to content

complete

/kəmˈpliːt/verb, adjective2 syllables

Complete means: having every necessary or normal part or component or step.

Synonyms for complete65

verb, as in write all the required information onto a form

fill out, fill in, make out

verb, as in complete or carry out

dispatch, discharge

verb, as in come or bring to a finish or an end

finish

verb, as in complete a pass

nail

adjective, as in having every necessary or normal part or component or step

absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer, accomplished, completed, realized, realised, all, all-or-none, all-or-nothing, all-out
and 10 more, full-scale, allover, blank, utter, clean, dead, exhaustive, thorough, thoroughgoing, fleshed out

adjective, as in without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

arrant, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thorough, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated, unmitigated

adjective, as in having come or been brought to a conclusion

concluded, ended, over, all over, terminated, finished

adjective, as in perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities

consummate, perfect

adjective, as in highly skilled

accomplished, skilled

also used for complete

accomplish, absolve, conclude, discontinue, do, end, finalize, top off, entire, total, whole, holo-, one, overall, done

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of complete

incomplete

What does complete mean?10

adjective

1

having every necessary or normal part or component or step“a complete meal”

2

without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers“an arrant fool”

3

having come or been brought to a conclusion“the harvesting was complete”

4

perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities“a complete gentleman”

5

highly skilled“an accomplished pianist”

verb

1

write all the required information onto a form“fill out this questionnaire, please!”

2

complete or carry out“discharge one's duties”

3

come or bring to a finish or an end“He finished the dishes”

4

complete a pass

5

bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements“A child would complete the family”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with complete?36

Show 40 near rhymes
behewemesheseethesehereneedthreebetweeneachfeelteamkeeppleasefreerealweekmeanseenbelieveleastmeansneedsleavepolicedealfieldseemsdeheartvweekseastreceivedgreenleaguekeychief

All 36 rhymes for complete, grouped by syllable

Complete in a sentence

  • It's a complete mess, and it's getting on my nerves.Swift
  • Which is more complete, the first edition or the second?Dorenda
  • For a few moments, there was complete silence.Source_VOA
  • You can take single words or expressions from the text, but not complete sentences.unknown
  • You can eat a complete meal, or just go easy with our salad bar.Dejo
  • That is a policy of weakness, helplessness, and complete confusion.AlanF_US
  • If you ask me, reading comics is a complete waste of time.CK
  • As a consequence, additional tests must be carried out to ensure complete security.vicch

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of complete

as a verb

past tense
completed
present participle
completing
third-person singular
completes
past participle
completed

as a adjective

comparative
completer
superlative
completest