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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Completely free trade makes sense only in a world where disruption is unthinkable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Completely shutting down RAS or the enzymes it controls has proven difficult, because these same pathways are essential for normal cell function.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2025

“We are tracking all these very closely — and will address, immediately. Completely unacceptable,” Hegseth said in a post online.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2025

Anthony: Completely get it from Eze's perspective, it's his boyhood club.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

Lou, who was so tired he’d let Rob carry his pack, staggered into camp looking pale and distraught, muttering, “I’m finished. I’m finished. Completely out of gas.”

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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