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Variant of complete

complete definition

com·plete (kəm plēt)

adjective

  1. lacking no component part; full; whole; entire
  2. brought to a conclusion; ended; finished
  3. thorough; absolute to have complete confidence in someone
  4. accomplished; skilled; consummate

Etymology: ME & OFr complet < L completus, pp. of complere, to fill up, complete < com-, intens. + plere, to fill: see full

transitive verb completed -·plet′ed, completing -·plet′·ing

  1. to end; finish; conclude
  2. to make whole, full, or perfect
  3. to successfully execute or effect to complete a telephone call, complete a forward pass

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completely Synonyms

completely

modif.

entirely, fully, totally, utterly, wholly, undividedly, perfectly, absolutely, unanimously, thoroughly, en masse, exhaustively, minutely, painstakingly, extensively, conclusively, positively, unconditionally, unqualifiedly, finally, without omission, to the utmost, ultimately, in toto, in entirety, exclusively, simply, effectively, competently, solidly, bodily, determinedly, maturely, radically, altogether, quite, downright, all the way, comprehensively, to the end, from beginning to end, on all counts, in all, in full measure, in the mass, to the limit, to the full, in full, to completion, to the nth degree*, to a frazzle*, through thick and thin*, down to the ground*, through and through*, hook*, line*, and sinker*, rain or shine*, in one lump*, lock*, stock*, and barrel*, from A to Z*, root and branch*, from head to foot*, inside out*; see also finally 1.

Antonyms somewhat, partly*, partially.


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