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Complete

Verb / kʌˈmpli:t / Another word for complete — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

having all the necessary parts, elements, or steps; finished or ended; to make whole or perfect

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Common collocations

  • complete the task
  • complete silence
  • complete disaster
  • complete surprise
  • complete control
  • complete darkness
  • complete works
  • complete sentence

Word family

adjective complete
adverb completely

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

  1. She worked hard to complete her project on time.
  2. The construction of the building is almost complete.
  3. I need to buy a few more things to complete my grocery list.
  4. Can you help me complete this crossword puzzle?
  5. 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

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