Synonyms for
Complete
Definition
having all the necessary parts, elements, or steps; finished or ended; to make whole or perfect
Synonyms & similar words
consummate
gross
perfect
pure
fillout
unadulterated
doubledyed
dispatch
everlasting
terminated
finish
thoroughgoing
stark
nail
makeout
accomplished
sodding
concluded
ended
over
staring
discharge
incomplete
utter
fillin
finished
concluded
accomplished
entire
whole
full
total
comprehensive
thorough
perfect
flawless
polished
consummate
unbroken
unimpaired
undivided
intact
integral
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- complete the task
- complete silence
- complete disaster
- complete surprise
- complete control
- complete darkness
- complete works
- complete sentence
Word family
Usage note
When used as an adjective, 'complete' often implies a lack of anything missing. As a verb, it means to finish or bring to an end.
Example sentences
- She worked hard to complete her project on time.
- The construction of the building is almost complete.
- I need to buy a few more things to complete my grocery list.
- Can you help me complete this crossword puzzle?
- He felt complete after finishing the marathon.
Quotes
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. - Christopher McCandless
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
We are not given a good life or a bad life. We are given a life. It's up to us to make it good or bad. - Unknown