Complete meaning

What does “complete” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“complete” is a verb and adjective with 10 meanings. Its most common meaning is: come or bring to a finish or an end.

complete

come or bring to a finish or an end
“He finished the dishes”
“She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree”
Synonymsfinish
bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
“A child would complete the family”
complete or carry out
“discharge one's duties”
Synonymsdispatch discharge
complete a pass
Synonymsnail
write all the required information onto a form
“fill out this questionnaire, please!”
“make out a form”
Synonymsfill out fill in make out

having every necessary or normal part or component or step
“a complete meal”
“a complete wardrobe”
Oppositesincomplete
perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities
“a complete gentleman”
“consummate happiness”
Synonymsconsummate
highly skilled
“an accomplished pianist”
“a complete musician”
Synonymsaccomplished
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
“an arrant fool”
“a complete coward”
Synonymsarrant consummate double-dyed everlasting gross perfect pure sodding
having come or been brought to a conclusion
“the harvesting was complete”
“the affair is over, ended, finished”
Synonymsconcluded ended over all over terminated

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University