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adj · noun · verb · 22 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kəmˈpliːt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /kɒmˈpliːt/
  • General-American: /kəmˈpliːt/
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  • rhymes with -iːt
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 M P L IY1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • My life will be complete once I buy this new television.
  • She offered me complete control of the project.
  • After she found the rook, the chess set was complete.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: entire, total, whole, complete, holo-, one, overall

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Finished; ended; concluded; completed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • When your homework is complete, you can go and play with Martin.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: concluded, done, complete, completed, ended, finished, in the books

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Generic intensifier.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He is a complete bastard!
  • It was a complete shock when he turned up on my doorstep.
  • Our vacation was a complete disaster.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: downright, utter, abject, frightful, absolute, arrant, categoric, categorical, complete, consummate, decided, full, full-blown, full-bore, full-on, mere, outright, out-and-out, perfect, precious, proper, pure, stark, rank, regular, right, root and branch, sheer, straight-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unattenuated, uncompromising, unconditional, unfettered, unmitigated, unqualified, unreserved, unrestricted, wholesale

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

In which every Cauchy sequence converges to a point within the space.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematical-analysis, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Complete as a topological group with respect to its m-adic topology, where m is its unique maximal idea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: ring theory

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adj

Meaning 6

In which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adj

Meaning 7

In which all small limits exist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adj

Meaning 8

In which every semantically valid well-formed formula is provable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

adj

Meaning 9

That is in a given complexity class and is such that every other problem in the class can be reduced to it (usually in polynomial time or logarithmic space).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

A completed survey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2016, "Perceptions of Oral Cancer Screenings Compared to Other Cancer Screenings: A Pilot Study", thesis for Idaho State University by M. Colleen Stephenson. “Don’t get discouraged if you’re on a job that is difficult to get completes on! Everyone else on the job is most likely struggling, and there will be easier surveys that you will dial on.”

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

verb

Meaning 11

To finish; to make done; to reach the end.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

Examples

  • He completed the assignment on time.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accomplish, finish, absolve, complete, conclude, consummate, discontinue, do, end, finalize, fullcome, get through, round off, stay, stop, terminate, wind up

Antonyms: none provided

12

verb

Meaning 12

To make whole or entire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The last chapter completes the book nicely.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: consummate, perfect, top off

Antonyms: none provided

13

verb

Meaning 13

To call from the small blind in an unraised pot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: card-games, poker

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

adjective

Meaning 14

having every necessary or normal part or component or step

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a complete meal
  • a complete wardrobe
  • a complete set of the Britannica
  • a complete set of china
  • a complete defeat
  • a complete accounting

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: incomplete

15

adjective satellite

Meaning 15

having come or been brought to a conclusion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the harvesting was complete
  • the affair is over, ended, finished
  • the abruptly terminated interview

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: concluded, ended, over(p), all over, terminated

Antonyms: none provided

16

adjective satellite

Meaning 16

perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a complete gentleman
  • consummate happiness
  • a consummate performance

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: consummate

Antonyms: none provided

17

adjective satellite

Meaning 17

highly skilled

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an accomplished pianist
  • a complete musician

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accomplished

Antonyms: none provided

18

verb

Meaning 18

bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • A child would complete the family

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fill, fill up, make full

19

verb

Meaning 19

come or bring to a finish or an end

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He finished the dishes
  • She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree
  • The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: finish

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: end, terminate

Narrower terms: close, top, top off, get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish up, see through, round out, finish out, follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through, carry through, accomplish, execute, action, fulfill, fulfil

20

verb

Meaning 20

write all the required information onto a form

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • fill out this questionnaire, please!
  • make out a form

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fill out, fill in, make out

Antonyms: none provided

21

verb

Meaning 21

complete a pass

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nail

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: play

22

verb

Meaning 22

complete or carry out

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • discharge one's duties

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dispatch, discharge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil

History

Etymology

From Middle English compleet (“full, complete”), borrowed from Old French complet or Latin completus, past participle of compleō (“to fill up, to complete”) (whence also complement, compliment), from com- + pleō (“to fill, to fulfill”) (whence also deplete, replete, plenty), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh1- (“to fill”) (English full).

Across languages

Translations

296 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: volledig — with everything included
  • Arabic: كَامِل (kāmil) — with everything included
  • Armenian: լրիվ (lriv) — with everything included
  • Armenian: ամբողջական (amboġǰakan) — with everything included
  • Armenian: լիարժեք (liaržekʻ) — with everything included
  • Asturian: completu — with everything included
  • Belarusian: по́ўны (pówny) — with everything included
  • Bulgarian: пъ́лен (pǎ́len) — with everything included
  • Bulgarian: цял (cjal) — with everything included
  • Catalan: complet — with everything included
  • Catalan: completa — with everything included
  • Chinese Mandarin: 完全 (wánquán) — with everything included
  • Chinese Mandarin: 完整 (wánzhěng) — with everything included
  • Czech: úplný — with everything included
  • Czech: plný — with everything included
  • Dutch: volledig — with everything included
  • Dutch: compleet — with everything included
  • Dutch: algeheel — with everything included
  • Dutch: allesomvattend — with everything included
  • Esperanto: kompleta — with everything included
  • Finnish: kokonainen — with everything included
  • Finnish: täydellinen — with everything included
  • French: complet — with everything included
  • French: complète — with everything included
  • Galician: completo — with everything included
  • Georgian: სრული (sruli) — with everything included
  • German: ganz — with everything included
  • German: komplett — with everything included
  • German: vollständig — with everything included
  • Greek: πλήρης (plíris) — with everything included
  • Greek: πλήρες (plíres) — with everything included
  • Ancient Greek: ὅλος (hólos) — with everything included
  • Hebrew: שלם (shalém) — with everything included
  • Hebrew: מלא (malé) — with everything included
  • Hebrew: מושלם (mushlám) — with everything included
  • Hindi: पूरा (pūrā) — with everything included
  • Hindi: पूर्ण (pūrṇ) — with everything included
  • Hungarian: teljes — with everything included
  • Indonesian: lengkap — with everything included
  • Indonesian: sempurna — with everything included
  • Indonesian: komplit — with everything included
  • Interlingua: complete — with everything included
  • Irish: líonmhar — with everything included
  • Irish: foirfe — with everything included
  • Italian: completo — with everything included
  • Italian: completa — with everything included
  • Japanese: 完全な (kanzen na) — with everything included
  • Japanese: 全い (mattai) — with everything included
  • Central Kurdish: تەواو (tewaw) — with everything included
  • Northern Kurdish: temam — with everything included
  • Northern Kurdish: tev — with everything included
  • Northern Kurdish: kamil — with everything included
  • Latin: integer — with everything included
  • Latvian: pilnīgs — with everything included
  • Macedonian: полн (poln) — with everything included
  • Norwegian Bokmål: komplett — with everything included
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: komplett — with everything included
  • Occitan: complet — with everything included
  • Persian: کامل (kâmel) — with everything included
  • Pohnpeian: unsek — with everything included
  • Polish: pełny — with everything included
  • Polish: kompletny — with everything included
  • Portuguese: completo — with everything included
  • Portuguese: integral — with everything included
  • Portuguese: totalizado — with everything included
  • Portuguese: íntegro — with everything included
  • Romanian: complet — with everything included
  • Russian: по́лный (pólnyj) — with everything included
  • Russian: це́лый (célyj) — with everything included
  • Russian: соверше́нный (soveršénnyj) — with everything included
  • Scottish Gaelic: buileach — with everything included
  • Serbo-Croatian: пун — with everything included
  • Serbo-Croatian: pun — with everything included
  • Slovak: plný — with everything included
  • Slovene: popoln — with everything included
  • Spanish: completo — with everything included
  • Swahili: kamili — with everything included
  • Swedish: komplett — with everything included
  • Swedish: fullständig — with everything included
  • Telugu: పూర్తి (pūrti) — with everything included
  • Telugu: సంపూర్ణమైన (sampūrṇamaina) — with everything included
  • Telugu: సంపూర్ణము (sampūrṇamu) — with everything included
  • Turkish: tamam — with everything included
  • Turkish: eksiksiz — with everything included
  • Ugaritic: 𐎌𐎍𐎎 (šlm) — with everything included
  • Ukrainian: по́вний (póvnyj) — with everything included
  • Ukrainian: ці́лий (cílyj) — with everything included
  • Urdu: پورا (pūrā) — with everything included
  • Yakut: толору (toloru) — with everything included
  • Asturian: completu — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Bulgarian: завършен (zavǎršen) — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Catalan: complet — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 完成的 (wánchéng de) — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Finnish: valmis — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Galician: completo — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Galician: cabal — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Georgian: დასრულებული (dasrulebuli) — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • German: abgeschlossen — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • German: beendet — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Ancient Greek: τέλειος (téleios) — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Hebrew: גמור (gamúr) — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Hebrew: שלם (shalém) — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Hindi: समाप्त (samāpt) — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Hungarian: elvégzett — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Hungarian: elkészült — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Hungarian: kész — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Hungarian: teljesített — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Hungarian: lezárt — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Icelandic: algjör — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Irish: foirfe — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Italian: completato — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Italian: concluso — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Japanese: 終わった (owatta) — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Northern Kurdish: temamkirî — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Northern Kurdish: qedandî — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Latin: complētus — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Latin: effectus — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Malay: lengkap — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Māori: rūpeke — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Persian: سپری (separi) — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Portuguese: completo — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Portuguese: concluído — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Portuguese: terminado — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Slovene: dokončan — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Spanish: completo — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Swedish: klar — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Swedish: färdig — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Ukrainian: заве́ршений (zavéršenyj) — finished; ended; concluded; completed
  • Arabic: ذَرِيع (ḏarīʕ) — generic intensifier derived from "complete"
  • Finnish: täydellinen — generic intensifier derived from "complete"
  • Hebrew: לגמרי (legamré) — generic intensifier derived from "complete"
  • Hungarian: komplett — generic intensifier derived from "complete"
  • Russian: отъя́вленный (otʺjávlennyj) — generic intensifier derived from "complete"
  • Russian: су́щий (súščij) — generic intensifier derived from "complete"
  • Swedish: fullständig — generic intensifier derived from "complete"
  • Bulgarian: пълен (pǎlen) — of metric space: such that every Cauchy sequence converges in it
  • Esperanto: kompleta — of metric space: such that every Cauchy sequence converges in it
  • Finnish: täydellinen — of metric space: such that every Cauchy sequence converges in it
  • French: complète — of metric space: such that every Cauchy sequence converges in it
  • Hebrew: משוכלל (meshukhlál) — of metric space: such that every Cauchy sequence converges in it
  • Hebrew: שלם (shalém) — of metric space: such that every Cauchy sequence converges in it
  • Hebrew: מלא (malé) — of metric space: such that every Cauchy sequence converges in it
  • Polish: zupełna — of metric space: such that every Cauchy sequence converges in it
  • Portuguese: completo — of metric space: such that every Cauchy sequence converges in it
  • Spanish: completo — of metric space: such that every Cauchy sequence converges in it
  • Swedish: fullständig — of metric space: such that every Cauchy sequence converges in it
  • Esperanto: kompleta — of a lattice: such that every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound
  • Polish: zupełna — of a lattice: such that every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound
  • Polish: zupełna — of a category: such that all small limits exist
  • Bulgarian: пълен (pǎlen) — of a proof system: such that any semantically valid formula is also provable
  • Polish: zupełny — of a proof system: such that any semantically valid formula is also provable
  • Albanian: mbaroj — to finish
  • Albanian: kry — to finish
  • Arabic: اِنْتَهَى (intahā) — to finish
  • Arabic: أَكْمَلَ (ʔakmala) — to finish
  • Arabic: كامل (kāmil) — to finish
  • Armenian: ավարտել (avartel) — to finish
  • Bulgarian: завършвам (zavǎršvam) — to finish
  • Catalan: complir — to finish
  • Catalan: completar — to finish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 完成 (wánchéng) — to finish
  • Czech: dokončit — to finish
  • Danish: afslutte — to finish
  • Danish: fuldføre — to finish
  • Danish: færdiggøre — to finish
  • Danish: gøre færdig — to finish
  • Dutch: voltooien — to finish
  • Esperanto: kompleti — to finish
  • Finnish: tehdä loppuun — to finish
  • Finnish: saada valmiiksi — to finish
  • French: accomplir — to finish
  • French: terminer — to finish
  • French: achever — to finish
  • Galician: completar — to finish
  • Georgian: დამთავრება (damtavreba) — to finish
  • Georgian: მორჩნა (morčna) — to finish
  • Georgian: დასრულება (dasruleba) — to finish
  • German: beenden — to finish
  • German: fertigstellen — to finish
  • German: fertigmachen — to finish
  • Gothic: 𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (ustiuhan) — to finish
  • Greek: ολοκληρώνω (olokliróno) — to finish
  • Ancient Greek: τελέω (teléō) — to finish
  • Hebrew: סיים (siyém) — to finish
  • Hebrew: השלים (hishlím) — to finish
  • Hindi: अंत करना (ant karnā) — to finish
  • Hindi: समाप्त करना (samāpt karnā) — to finish
  • Hindi: समापन करना (samāpan karnā) — to finish
  • Hungarian: elvégez — to finish
  • Hungarian: befejez — to finish
  • Hungarian: teljesít — to finish
  • Hungarian: elkészít — to finish
  • Ido: kompletigar — to finish
  • Indonesian: menyelesaikan — to finish
  • Indonesian: merampungkan — to finish
  • Italian: completare — to finish
  • Italian: portare a termine — to finish
  • Italian: concludere — to finish
  • Japanese: 完了する (kanryō suru) — to finish
  • Japanese: 完うする (mattō suru) — to finish
  • Japanese: 終える (oeru) — to finish
  • Kazakh: бітіру (bıtıru) — to finish
  • Kazakh: аяқтау (aäqtau) — to finish
  • Central Kurdish: تەواو کردن (tewaw kirdin) — to finish
  • Northern Kurdish: temam kirin — to finish
  • Northern Kurdish: kamil kirin — to finish
  • Northern Kurdish: xilas kirin — to finish
  • Northern Kurdish: qedandin — to finish
  • Lao: ຫມົດ (mot) — to finish
  • Lao: ສໍາເລັດ (sam let) — to finish
  • Latin: finiō — to finish
  • : ᦵᦙᧃᧉᦷᦙᧇ (men2mob) — to finish
  • : ᧟ᦵᦔᧈ (l̇aewṗe1) — to finish
  • Malay: habis — to finish
  • Māori: whakatepe — to finish
  • Khiamniungan Naga: thǖchīk — to finish
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fullføre — to finish
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjøre ferdig — to finish
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fullføre — to finish
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjere ferdig — to finish
  • Persian: کامل کردن — to finish
  • Persian: تمام کردن — to finish
  • Polish: ukanczać — to finish
  • Polish: ukończyć — to finish
  • Portuguese: terminar — to finish
  • Portuguese: acabar — to finish
  • Portuguese: concluir — to finish
  • Romanian: completa — to finish
  • Romanian: termina — to finish
  • Russian: заверша́ть (zaveršátʹ) — to finish
  • Russian: заверши́ть (zaveršítʹ) — to finish
  • Russian: зака́нчивать (zakánčivatʹ) — to finish
  • Russian: зако́нчить (zakónčitʹ) — to finish
  • Slovene: dokončati — to finish
  • Slovene: zaključiti — to finish
  • Spanish: completar — to finish
  • Spanish: cabalar — to finish
  • Spanish: acabalar — to finish
  • Spanish: cabalear — to finish
  • Swedish: slutföra — to finish
  • Swedish: färdigställa — to finish
  • Swedish: göra färdig — to finish
  • Telugu: పూర్తిచేయు (pūrticēyu) — to finish
  • Telugu: ముగించు (mugiñcu) — to finish
  • Thai: สําเร็จ (sǎm-rèt) — to finish
  • Turkish: tamamlamak — to finish
  • Ukrainian: заве́ршувати (zavéršuvaty) — to finish
  • Ukrainian: заве́ршити (zavéršyty) — to finish
  • Uzbek: bajarmoq — to finish
  • Vietnamese: hoàn thành — to finish
  • Albanian: mbaroj — to make whole or entire
  • Gheg Albanian: kry — to make whole or entire
  • Bulgarian: довършвам (dovǎršvam) — to make whole or entire
  • Catalan: complir — to make whole or entire
  • Dutch: aanvullen — to make whole or entire
  • Esperanto: plenigi — to make whole or entire
  • Finnish: täydentää — to make whole or entire
  • Finnish: lopettaa — to make whole or entire
  • French: compléter — to make whole or entire
  • Galician: cumprir — to make whole or entire
  • Georgian: შევსება (ševseba) — to make whole or entire
  • German: komplettieren — to make whole or entire
  • German: ergänzen — to make whole or entire
  • German: vervollständigen — to make whole or entire
  • Greek: συμπληρώνω (sympliróno) — to make whole or entire
  • Hebrew: השלים (hishlím) — to make whole or entire
  • Hindi: पूरा करना (pūrā karnā) — to make whole or entire
  • Hungarian: kiegészít — to make whole or entire
  • Hungarian: befejez — to make whole or entire
  • Ido: kompletigar — to make whole or entire
  • Indonesian: menyelesaikan — to make whole or entire
  • Indonesian: merampungkan — to make whole or entire
  • Italian: completare — to make whole or entire
  • Italian: portare a termine — to make whole or entire
  • Japanese: 完成させる (kansei saseru) — to make whole or entire
  • Northern Kurdish: temam kirin — to make whole or entire
  • Northern Kurdish: kamil kirin — to make whole or entire
  • Latin: compleō — to make whole or entire
  • Māori: whakatepe — to make whole or entire
  • Polish: dopełnić — to make whole or entire
  • Polish: uzupełnić — to make whole or entire
  • Polish: skompletować — to make whole or entire
  • Portuguese: completar — to make whole or entire
  • Portuguese: inteirar — to make whole or entire
  • Portuguese: concluir — to make whole or entire
  • Russian: укомплекто́вывать (ukomplektóvyvatʹ) — to make whole or entire
  • Russian: комплектова́ть (komplektovátʹ) — to make whole or entire
  • Russian: укомплектова́ть (ukomplektovátʹ) — to make whole or entire
  • Slovene: dopolniti — to make whole or entire
  • Spanish: cabalear — to make whole or entire
  • Spanish: completar — to make whole or entire
  • Spanish: cabalar — to make whole or entire
  • Spanish: acabalar — to make whole or entire
  • Swedish: fullborda — to make whole or entire
  • Turkish: tamamlamak — to make whole or entire
  • Ukrainian: комплектува́ти (komplektuváty) — to make whole or entire
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