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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As she spoke, her eye caught sight of some new greenery already popping up in a completely singed field.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

China in particular is sitting on massive reserves, which means that country can afford to stay completely out of talks between the U.S. and Iran.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

"The office has completely lost the plot... in the best way possible," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

No one found a way to completely unlock the model, Anthropic said.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Ships that were also made completely of wood.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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