Crossword Dictionary
complete
complete - a
having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"
Complete means that something is finished, or has all of its necessary parts. When the mechanic hands you your keys, you hope that the work on your car is complete, and he hasn't left out a few important pieces of your engine.
Complete can be used as an adjective to describe something that is whole or finished, like a complete turkey dinner, which includes not only the bird, but also the stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce, and gravy. Another way to use complete is as a verb meaning to make something whole. Adding candles completes the birthday cake.
COMPLETE
complete - a
having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"
Synonyms
entire, exhaustive, full, outright, thorough, gross, integrated, replete, undocked
Examples
A blacksmith in Gravette was making the wheels, but the rest of the buggy was complete, right down to the leather seats.
The blond deity with multi-hued eyes and a quick smile was dressed for a dressage event, complete with helmet and crop.
I understand you have friends doing your chores, and your hospital bill has already been paid through tomorrow, so stop worrying and complete your convalescence.
Etymology
late 14c., "having no deficiency, wanting no part or element; perfect in kind or quality; finished, ended, concluded," from Old French complet "full," or directly from Latin completus, past participle of complere "to fill up, complete the number of (a legion, etc.)," transferred to "fulfill, finish (a task)," from com-, here probably as an intensive prefix (see com-), + plere "to fill" (from PIE root *pele- (1) "to fill").
- ABSOLUTE
- ABYSMAL
- ACCESSIBLE
- ADEQUATE
- ADJUSTABLE
- AMBIGUOUS
- AMPLE
- APPROACHABLE
- BOUNDLESS
- CATHOLIC
- CEASELESS
- COMPREHENSIVE
- CONTINUOUS
- COUNTLESS
- DIFFUSE
- DOWNRIGHT
- ECLECTIC
- ECUMENICAL
- ENCYCLOPEDIC
- ENDLESS
- ENTIRE
- EPIDEMIC
- EXCESSIVE
- EXTENSIVE
- FARREACHING
- IMMEASURABLE
- IMMODEST
- IMPLICIT
- INCALCULABLE
- INCLUSIVE
- INDEFINITE
- INFINITE
- INNUMERABLE
- INORDINATE
- LIBERATED
- LIMITLESS
- NEVERENDING
- SPREADOUT
- THOROUGH
- UNCONDITIONAL
- UNCONFINED
- UNCONSTRAINED
- UNLIMITED
- UNQUESTIONABLE
- UNRESTRICTED
- VAST
- VERSATILE
- WIDESPREAD
- WORLDWIDE