Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb complete

5 senses of complete

Sense 1
complete, finish -- (come or bring to a finish or an end; "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")
       => end, terminate -- (bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I")

Sense 2
complete -- (bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements; "A child would complete the family")
       => fill, fill up, make full -- (make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride")

Sense 3
dispatch, discharge, complete -- (complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties")
       => carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil -- (put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation")

Sense 4
complete, nail -- (complete a pass)
       => play -- (participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches")

Sense 5
complete, fill out, fill in, make out -- (write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form")

Antonyms of adj complete

5 senses of complete

Sense 1
complete (vs. incomplete) -- (having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting")

incomplete (vs. complete), uncomplete -- (not complete or total; not completed; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass")
        => broken -- (lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia")
        => half (prenominal) -- (partial; "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job")
        => neither -- (not either; not one or the other)
        => partial -- (being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity")
        => rudimentary -- (being in the earliest stages of development; "rudimentary plans")
        => sketchy, unelaborated -- (giving only major points; lacking completeness; "a sketchy account"; "details of the plan remain sketchy")
        => uncompleted -- (not caught or not caught within bounds; "an uncompleted pass")

Sense 2
complete, consummate -- (perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance")

INDIRECT (VIA perfect) -> imperfect -- (not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect")

Sense 3
accomplished, complete -- (highly skilled; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician")

INDIRECT (VIA skilled) -> unskilled -- (not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship")

Sense 4
arrant (prenominal), complete (prenominal), consummate (prenominal), double-dyed (prenominal), everlasting (prenominal), gross (prenominal), perfect (prenominal), pure (prenominal), sodding (prenominal), stark (prenominal), staring (prenominal), thoroughgoing (prenominal), utter (prenominal), unadulterated -- (without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "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")

INDIRECT (VIA unmitigated) -> mitigated -- (made less severe or intense; "he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty")

Sense 5
complete, concluded, ended, over (predicate), all over, terminated -- (having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview")

INDIRECT (VIA finished) -> unfinished -- (not brought to an end or conclusion; "unfinished business"; "the building is still unfinished")

Similarity of adj complete

5 senses of complete

Sense 1
complete (vs. incomplete) -- (having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting")
       => absolute, downright, out-and-out (prenominal), rank (prenominal), right-down, sheer (prenominal) -- (complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity")
       => accomplished, completed, realized, realised -- (successfully completed or brought to an end; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him")
       => all -- (completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention")
       => all-or-none, all-or-nothing -- (occurring completely or not occurring at all)
       => all-out, full-scale -- (using all available resources; "all-out war"; "a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants")
       => allover -- (covering the entire surface; "an allover pattern"; "got an allover tan")
       => clean -- (thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break")
       => completed -- (caught; "a completed forward pass")
       => dead (prenominal), utter -- (complete; "came to a dead stop"; "utter seriousness")
       => exhaustive, thorough, thoroughgoing -- (performed comprehensively and completely; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research")
       => fleshed out, full-clad -- (given substance or detail; completed; "did not spring full-clad from his imagination"; "a plan fleshed out with statistics and details")
       => full, total -- (complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster")
       => full-blown -- (having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness; "a full-blown financial crisis")
       => full-dress -- (complete in every respect; "a full-dress debate"; "a full-dress investigation")
       => good -- (thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning")
       => hearty -- (without reservation; "hearty support")
       => self-contained -- (constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself; "the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities")
       => sound -- (thorough; "a sound thrashing")
       => stand-alone -- (capable of operating independently)
          Also See-> comprehensive#1; whole#1

Sense 2
complete, consummate -- (perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance")
       => perfect (vs. imperfect) -- (being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day")

Sense 3
accomplished, complete -- (highly skilled; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician")
       => skilled (vs. unskilled) -- (having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade")

Sense 4
arrant (prenominal), complete (prenominal), consummate (prenominal), double-dyed (prenominal), everlasting (prenominal), gross (prenominal), perfect (prenominal), pure (prenominal), sodding (prenominal), stark (prenominal), staring (prenominal), thoroughgoing (prenominal), utter (prenominal), unadulterated -- (without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "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")
       => unmitigated (vs. mitigated) -- (not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie")

Sense 5
complete, concluded, ended, over (predicate), all over, terminated -- (having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview")
       => finished (vs. unfinished) -- (ended or brought to an end; "are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript")

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