completes

VERB

carry out action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish achieve close conclude determine develop do end execute finalize finish halt perform realize settle wrap up

STRONG

actualize cap consummate crown discharge effect effectuate elaborate equip fill fulfill furnish perfect refine supplement terminate

WEAK

bring to fruition bring to maturity call it a day carry off do thoroughly get through go the limit go through with go whole hog make good make up put to bed round off round out sew up ultimate wind up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon bear begin commence continue create fail ignore introduce leave lose miss neglect not finish open start stop unsettle

STRONG

ruin

WEAK

forget give up

Example Sentences

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Once a person completes Form 843 and mails it in, there’s one more thing.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

With glasses perched on his nose, 43-year-old shopkeeper Minati Rout completes his journey by passing a final test: separating small pebbles from grains of rice.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

It does not overthrow Einstein’s relativity or quantum physics — it completes them.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

“We see increasing likelihood that BT guides to a higher mid-term dividend payout as fibre build completes and pension payments mature.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Dutchy completes his technical training and aircraft carrier flight deck training, and after he’s been in San Diego for a month, he learns that soon he’ll be shipping out.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline