Definitions

completely

[kuhm-pleet-lee] / kəmˈplit li /

ADVERB

entirely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely altogether comprehensively effectively entirely finally fully perfectly quite thoroughly totally ultimately unconditionally utterly wholly

WEAK

all the way competently conclusively en masse exclusively exhaustively extensively from A to Z from beginning to end hook, line, and sinker in all in entirety in full in toto on all counts painstakingly solidly to the end to the limit to the max to the nth degree unabridged unanimously undividedly with heart and soul without omission

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inadequately incompletely partially partly

Example Sentences

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More: Iran declares Strait of Hormuz ‘completely open.’

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

The singer’s rep called the incident ‘completely inexcusable.’

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

The committee also said Jones "has accepted that her post was 'completely inappropriate and unacceptable' and has apologised for it".

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

"The answer isn't 'completely random' or 'completely deterministic and predictable.' And yet, examining short time scales, we can find predictable, repeatable evolutionary patterns."

From Science Daily • May 24, 2024

The particle ma, when placed in front of certain verbs and nouns, gives them a stronger meaning; e.g., mamucai 'quite present,' macuroi 'completely black.'

From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Spear, Richard L.

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