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completely Meaning & Definition

kəm-ˈplēt

What Does Completely Mean?

Completely is an adjective that means having all necessary parts, elements, or steps. It is also used to mean containing all essential amino acids.

Completely in Brief

Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/kəm-ˈplēt/
Syllables2
Synonymsall, wholly and totally
Antonymspart, partly and partially
Comparative / superlativemore completely, most completely

Completely Definition (Adjective)

  1. having all necessary parts, elements, or steps

    a complete diet

  2. containing all essential amino acids

    Beans and grains combined together form a complete protein.

  3. total, absolute

    complete silence

  4. fully carried out : thorough

    a complete renovation

  5. legally caught
  6. brought to an end : concluded

    a complete period of time

  7. highly proficient

    a complete artist

  8. including modifiers, complements, or objects
  9. characterized by the occurrence of a pupal stage between the motile immature stages and the adult compare incomplete
  10. having all four sets of floral organs
  11. having the property that every Cauchy sequence of elements converges to a limit in the space

Synonyms of Completely

Completely synonyms and antonyms →

Antonyms of Completely

Completely in a Sentence

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.

He is completely mad.

Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number 2 pencil.

a complete diet

Beans and grains combined together form a complete protein.

complete silence

a complete renovation

a complete period of time

a complete artist

she waited until we were completely finished before starting the next part

an allegation that was completely investigated and found to be groundless

a complete deck of cards

your education is never complete—there's always something more to learn

will present complete coverage of the tennis tournament

he's a complete genius

a complete search of the computer file

a riding school that will teach you all skills required of the complete equestrian

Word Forms & Grammar

com·plet·er

com·plet·est

com·plete·ly adverb

com·plete·ness noun

com·ple·tive adjective

complete

completely

completeness

completenesses

completer

completest

completive

complete with

completely (comparative more completely, superlative most completely)

Words That Rhyme With Completely

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Origin of Completely

Origin 1: Middle English complet, compleet, complete, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French complet, borrowed from Latin complētus, past participle of complēre "to fill, make up, carry to completion," from com- com- + plēre "to fill" full:1

Origin 2: From complete + -ly.

First Known Use

14th century

How Do You Say Completely?

Completely is pronounced /kəm-ˈplēt/ and has 2 syllables, with the main stress on the second syllable (plēt).

Completely: Your Questions Answered

What part of speech is completely?

Completely is an adjective.

What is another word for completely?

Words with a similar meaning to completely include all, wholly and totally. See the full list of completely synonyms and antonyms.

What is the opposite of completely?

The opposite of completely can be expressed with words like part, partly, partially and half.

What are the comparative and superlative forms of completely?

The comparative form is more completely and the superlative form is most completely.

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