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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having every necessary or normal part or component or step
Example:
a complete accounting
Classified under:
Similar:
sound (complete; thorough)
stand-alone (capable of operating independently)
self-contained (constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself)
hearty (without reservation)
good (thorough)
full-dress (complete in every respect)
full-blown (having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness)
full; total (complete in extent or degree and in every particular)
fleshed out; full-clad (given substance or detail; completed)
exhaustive; thorough; thoroughgoing (performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial)
dead (the complete stoppage of an action)
completed (caught)
clean (thorough and without qualification)
blank; utter (complete and absolute)
allover (covering the entire surface)
all-out; full-scale (using all available resources)
all-or-none; all-or-nothing (occurring completely or not occurring at all)
all (completely given to or absorbed by)
accomplished; completed; realised; realized (successfully completed or brought to an end)
absolute; downright; out-and-out; rank; right-down; sheer (complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers)
Also:
whole (including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete)
comprehensive (including all or everything)
Attribute:
completeness (the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed)
Antonym:
incomplete (not complete or total; not completed)
Derivation:
completeness (the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having come or been brought to a conclusion
Example:
the abruptly terminated interview
Synonyms:
all over; complete; concluded; ended; over; terminated
Classified under:
Similar:
finished (ended or brought to an end)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
Example:
the unadulterated truth
Synonyms:
arrant; complete; consummate; double-dyed; everlasting; gross; perfect; pure; sodding; staring; stark; thorough; thoroughgoing; unadulterated; utter
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unmitigated (not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities
Example:
a consummate performance
Synonyms:
complete; consummate
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
perfect (being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish)
Derivation:
completeness (the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Highly skilled
Example:
a complete musician
Synonyms:
accomplished; complete
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
skilled (having or showing or requiring special skill)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they complete ... he / she / it completes
Past simple: completed
Past participle: completed
-ing form: completing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
Example:
A child would complete the family
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "complete" is one way to...):
fill; fill up; make full (make full, also in a metaphorical sense)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Come or bring to a finish or an end
Example:
The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours
Synonyms:
complete; finish
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "complete" is one way to...):
end; terminate (bring to an end or halt)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "complete"):
close (finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead)
top; top off (finish up or conclude)
clear up; finish off; finish up; get through; mop up; polish off; wrap up (finish a task completely)
see through (remain with until completion)
finish out; round out (fill out)
carry out; follow out; follow through; follow up; go through with; implement; put through (pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue)
accomplish; action; carry out; carry through; execute; fulfil; fulfill (put in effect)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Sentence example:
They won't complete the story
Derivation:
completion (a concluding action)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Write all the required information onto a form
Example:
make out a form
Synonyms:
complete; fill in; fill out; make out
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
"Complete" entails doing...:
get down; put down; set down; write down (put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
Meaning:
Complete a pass
Synonyms:
complete; nail
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "complete" is one way to...):
play (participate in games or sport)
Domain category:
football; football game (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
completion ((American football) a successful forward pass in football)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Complete or carry out
Example:
discharge one's duties
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "complete" is one way to...):
accomplish; action; carry out; carry through; execute; fulfil; fulfill (put in effect)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Context examples:
The combined data resulted in a better, deeper and more complete image of the system.
(Yellowstone magma discovery, NSF)
Indicates a person has attended high school but did not complete high school and did not receive a high school diploma.
(Not High School Graduate, NCI Thesaurus)
Indicates a task, process or examination that has either not been initiated or not been completed.
(Not Done, NCI Thesaurus)
This instrument consists of 10 items that can be completed by the patient.
(Neuropathic Pain Scale Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
Partial or complete loss of the ability to detect or understand sounds present in an infant within its first month after birth.
(Neonatal Hearing Loss, NCI Thesaurus)
The explanation given as to why an action was not completed.
(Not-Done Reason, NCI Thesaurus)
It is caused by the intermittent relaxation of pharyngeal muscles leading to the narrowing or complete blockage of the upper airway.
(Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
Sometimes I could not prevail on myself to enter my laboratory for several days, and at other times I toiled day and night in order to complete my work.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Patient entry into NWTSG clinical trial protocols was completed in 2002.
(National Wilms' Tumor Study Group, NCI Thesaurus)
A partial or complete replacement of the bone marrow stroma by fibrous tissue.
(Myelofibrosis, NCI Thesaurus)
