Word of the Week

com·plete

kəmˈplēt/

adjective

adjective: complete; comparative adjective: completer; superlative adjective:completest

1. 1.

   having all the necessary or appropriate parts.

   "a complete list of courses offered by the college"

   • entire; full.

     "I only managed one complete term at school"

     synonyms:

     entire, whole, full, total; More

   • having run its full course; finished.

     "the restoration of the chapel is complete"

     synonyms:

     finished, ended, concluded, completed, finalized; More

     antonyms:

     unfinished

2. 2.

   (often used for emphasis) to the greatest extent or degree; total.

   "a complete ban on smoking"

   synonyms:

   absolute, out-and-out, utter, total, real, downright, thoroughgoing,veritable, prize, perfect, unqualified, unmitigated, sheer, arrant, full-outMore

   antonyms:

   partial

   • humorous

     skilled at every aspect of a particular activity; consummate.

     adjective: compleat

     "these articles are for the compleat mathematician"

verb

verb: complete; 3rd person present: completes; past tense: completed; past participle:completed; gerund or present participle: completing

1. 1.

   finish making or doing.

   "he completed his Ph.D. in 1983"

   synonyms:

   finished, ended, concluded, completed, finalized; More

   antonyms:

   unfinished

   • FOOTBALL

     (esp. of a quarterback) successfully throw (a forward pass) to a receiver.

     "he completed 12 of 16 passes for 128 yards"
   • BRIT.

     conclude the sale of a property.
2. 2.

   make (something) whole or perfect.

   "he only needed one thing to complete his happiness"

   synonyms:

   finish off, round off, top off, crown, cap, complement More

   • write the required information on (a form or questionnaire).

     "please complete the attached forms"

     synonyms:

     fill in/out, answer "complete the application form"

Origin

late Middle English: from Old French complet or Latin completus, past participle ofcomplere ‘fill up, finish, fulfill,’ from com- (expressing intensive force) + plere ‘fill.’