complete
Other forms: completed; completing; completes; completest
Complete means that something is finished, or has all of its necessary parts. When the mechanic hands you your keys, you hope that the work on your car is complete, and he hasn't left out a few important pieces of your engine.
Complete can be used as an adjective to describe something that is whole or finished, like a complete turkey dinner, which includes not only the bird, but also the stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce, and gravy. Another way to use complete is as a verb meaning to make something whole. Adding candles completes the birthday cake.
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perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities“a complete gentleman”synonyms: consummateperfectbeing complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
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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”synonyms:wholeincluding all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; completeabsolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheercomplete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiersallcompletely given to or absorbed byallovercovering the entire surfacecleanthorough and without qualificationcompletedcaughtfull-blownhaving or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completenessfull-dresscomplete in every respectgoodthoroughheartywithout reservationself-containedconstituting a complete and independent unit in and of itselfsoundthoroughstand-alonecapable of operating independentlyantonyms:incompletenot complete or total; not completedfractionalconstituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entiretybrokenlacking a part or partshalfpartialneithernot either; not one or the otherpartialbeing or affecting only a part; not totalrudimentarybeing in the earliest stages of developmentuncompletednot caught or not caught within bounds
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having come or been brought to a conclusion
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come or bring to a finish or an end“She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree”synonyms: finishtypes:closefinish a game in baseball by protecting a leadsee throughremain with until completioncarry out, follow out, follow through, follow up, go through, implement, put throughpursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issuecap offfinish or complete, as with some decisive actionadherefollow through or carry out a plan without deviationget overto bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an endruncarry outconsummatemake perfect; bring to perfectionconsummatefulfill sexually
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complete or carry out
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complete a pass
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write all the required information onto a form
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bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
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highly skilled
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without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers“a complete coward”synonyms: arrant, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utterunmitigatednot diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier
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Vocabulary lists containing complete
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