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completely

adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /kəmˈpliːtli/
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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a complete manner; thoroughly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number “2” pencil.
  • I will have completely finished my degree by next July, when my thesis has been properly edited.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

To the fullest extent or degree; totally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He is completely mad.
  • 1975, Helen Schucman, A Course in Miracles/Workbook for Students, Lesson 75: The light has come, Keep a completely open mind, washed of all past ideas and clean of every concept you have made.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he was wholly convinced
  • entirely satisfied with the meal
  • it was completely different from what we expected
  • was completely at fault
  • a totally new situation
  • the directions were all wrong
  • it was not altogether her fault
  • an altogether new approach
  • a whole new idea

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wholly, entirely, totally, all, altogether, whole

Antonyms: none provided

4

adverb

Meaning 4

so as to be complete; with everything necessary

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he had filled out the form completely
  • the apartment was completely furnished

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English complete Middle English -ly English -ly English completely From complete + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

179 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: krejtësisht — in a complete manner
  • Arabic: تَمَامًا (tamāman) — in a complete manner
  • Armenian: ամբողջովին (amboġǰovin) — in a complete manner
  • Asturian: completamente — in a complete manner
  • Asturian: dafechu — in a complete manner
  • Bulgarian: напълно (napǎlno) — in a complete manner
  • Bulgarian: съвсем (sǎvsem) — in a complete manner
  • Catalan: completament — in a complete manner
  • Chinese Cantonese: 完全 (jyun4 cyun4) — in a complete manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 完全 (wánquán) — in a complete manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 徹底 /彻底 (chèdǐ) — in a complete manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 十分 (shífēn) — in a complete manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 全部地 (quánbùde) — in a complete manner
  • Czech: zcela — in a complete manner
  • Czech: úplně — in a complete manner
  • Dagbani: chaɣibi — in a complete manner
  • Dutch: compleet — in a complete manner
  • Dutch: volledig — in a complete manner
  • Dutch: volkomen — in a complete manner
  • Esperanto: komplete — in a complete manner
  • Estonian: täielikult — in a complete manner
  • Estonian: täiesti — in a complete manner
  • Finnish: täysin — in a complete manner
  • Finnish: kokonaan — in a complete manner
  • Finnish: tyystin — in a complete manner
  • Finnish: tyyten — in a complete manner
  • Finnish: tykkänään — in a complete manner
  • French: complètement — in a complete manner
  • Galician: completamente — in a complete manner
  • Georgian: მთლიანად (mtlianad) — in a complete manner
  • Georgian: სრულად (srulad) — in a complete manner
  • German: vollständig — in a complete manner
  • German: völlig — in a complete manner
  • German: ganz — in a complete manner
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐍉 (allandjō) — in a complete manner
  • Ancient Greek: πάντως (pántōs) — in a complete manner
  • Ancient Greek: παντελῶς (pantelôs) — in a complete manner
  • Ancient Greek: ὅλως (hólōs) — in a complete manner
  • Ancient Greek: τελείως (teleíōs) — in a complete manner
  • Hebrew: לגמרי (le'gamre') — in a complete manner
  • Hebrew: לחלוטין (lakhalutín) — in a complete manner
  • Hindi: बिलकुल (bilkul) — in a complete manner
  • Hindi: एकदम (ekdam) — in a complete manner
  • Hungarian: teljesen — in a complete manner
  • Ido: komplete — in a complete manner
  • Italian: completamente — in a complete manner
  • Italian: interamente — in a complete manner
  • Italian: del tutto — in a complete manner
  • Italian: totalmente — in a complete manner
  • Italian: pienamente — in a complete manner
  • Japanese: 全く (mattaku) — in a complete manner
  • Japanese: 完全に (kanzen ni) — in a complete manner
  • Japanese: 完璧に (kampeki ni) — in a complete manner
  • Japanese: すっかり (sukkari) — in a complete manner
  • Khmer: ស្រុង (srong) — in a complete manner
  • Korean: 완전히 (wanjeonhi) — in a complete manner
  • Krio: kpatakpata — in a complete manner
  • Central Kurdish: بە تەواوی (be tewawî) — in a complete manner
  • Central Kurdish: بە یەکجاری (be yekcarî) — in a complete manner
  • Latin: admodum — in a complete manner
  • Latin: plēnē — in a complete manner
  • Latvian: pilnīgi — in a complete manner
  • Latvian: pilnām — in a complete manner
  • Mongolian: бүрмөсөн (bürmösön) — in a complete manner
  • Khiamniungan Naga: thǖpēm — in a complete manner
  • Norman: compliètement — in a complete manner
  • Occitan: completament — in a complete manner
  • Pashto: بېخي (bexi) — in a complete manner
  • Plautdietsch: gauns — in a complete manner
  • Polish: całkowicie — in a complete manner
  • Polish: w całości — in a complete manner
  • Polish: bezdennie — in a complete manner
  • Polish: bezwzględnie — in a complete manner
  • Portuguese: completamente — in a complete manner
  • Portuguese: totalmente — in a complete manner
  • Romanian: complet — in a complete manner
  • Romanian: completamente — in a complete manner
  • Russian: соверше́нно (soveršénno) — in a complete manner
  • Russian: целико́м (celikóm) — in a complete manner
  • Russian: по́лностью (pólnostʹju) — in a complete manner
  • Russian: совсе́м (sovsém) — in a complete manner
  • Sanskrit: केवल (kevala) — in a complete manner
  • Scottish Gaelic: gu lèir — in a complete manner
  • Sicilian: dû propia — in a complete manner
  • Slovene: popôlnoma — in a complete manner
  • Lower Sorbian: ceło — in a complete manner
  • Spanish: completamente — in a complete manner
  • Spanish: enteramente — in a complete manner
  • Spanish: totalmente — in a complete manner
  • Spanish: del todo — in a complete manner
  • Spanish: de todo punto — in a complete manner
  • Spanish: en toda la línea — in a complete manner
  • Spanish: con armas y bagajes — in a complete manner
  • Swedish: fullständigt — in a complete manner
  • Tocharian B: attsaik — in a complete manner
  • Turkish: tamamen — in a complete manner
  • Ukrainian: по́вністю (póvnistju) — in a complete manner
  • Ukrainian: цілко́м (cilkóm) — in a complete manner
  • Ukrainian: зо́всім (zóvsim) — in a complete manner
  • Uzbek: butunlay — in a complete manner
  • Vietnamese: hoàn toàn — in a complete manner
  • Volapük: löliko — in a complete manner
  • Zazaki: temamen — in a complete manner
  • Zealandic: glad — in a complete manner
  • Arabic: خالص (ḵāliṣ) — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Armenian: կատարելապես (katarelapes) — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Armenian: լրիվ (lriv) — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Azerbaijani: tam şəkildə — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Azerbaijani: tamamilə — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Azerbaijani: bütünlüklə — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Azerbaijani: tam sürətdə — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Belarusian: зусім (zusim) — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Belarusian: цалкам (calkam) — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Belarusian: ушчэнт (uščent) — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Catalan: totalment — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 十分 (shífēn) — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Chinese Mandarin: ...極了 /...极了 (jí le) — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Chinese Mandarin: ...死了 (sǐ le) — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Czech: do mrtě — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Dutch: helemaal — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Esperanto: tute — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Esperanto: absolute — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Finnish: täysin — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Finnish: täydellisen — to the fullest extent or degree
  • French: complètement — to the fullest extent or degree
  • German: vollumfänglich — to the fullest extent or degree
  • German: ganz — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐍉 (allandjō) — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Ancient Greek: ἄρδην (árdēn) — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Ancient Greek: πάγχυ (pánkhu) — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Hungarian: egészen — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Hungarian: teljesen — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Icelandic: aldeilis — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Ingrian: aivan — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Ingrian: aivon — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Italian: completamente — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Italian: interamente — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Italian: del tutto — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Italian: totalmente — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Italian: pienamente — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Japanese: 全く (mattaku) — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Japanese: まるっきり (marukkiri) — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Latin: funditus — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Latvian: pilnīgi — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Latvian: pilnām — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Norman: compliètement — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Old Norse: ǫllungis — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Pashto: بېخي (bexi) — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Plautdietsch: gauns — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Polish: zupełnie — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Polish: totalnie — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Polish: całkowicie — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Polish: bez reszty — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Polish: do cna — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Polish: do spodu — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Polish: do szczętu — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Polish: doszczętnie — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Polish: kompletnie — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Polish: na sto procent — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Portuguese: completamente — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Portuguese: totalmente — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Romanian: complet — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Romanian: total — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Russian: соверше́нно (soveršénno) — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Russian: совсе́м (sovsém) — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Scottish Gaelic: dearg — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Scottish Gaelic: gu lèir — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Slovene: popôlnoma — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Lower Sorbian: ceło — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Spanish: totalmente — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Spanish: rematadamente — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Spanish: de todo punto — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Spanish: plenamente — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Spanish: rotundamente — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Spanish: en toda la línea — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Swedish: fullständigt — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Ukrainian: зо́всім (zóvsim) — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Vietnamese: quá — to the fullest extent or degree
  • Vietnamese: hẳn — to the fullest extent or degree
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