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Definitions

consummate

[kon-suh-meyt, kuhn-suhm-it, kon-suh-mit] / ˈkɒn səˌmeɪt, kənˈsʌm ɪt, ˈkɒn sə mɪt /
ADJECTIVE
ultimate, best
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplished gifted polished skilled superb superlative talented
STRONG
complete finished perfect perfected practiced total trained utter
WEAK
able absolute conspicuous downright faultless flawless ideal impeccable inimitable matchless out-and-out peerless positive ripe supreme thoroughgoing transcendent unmitigated unqualified unsurpassable virtuosic whole
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inept poor
STRONG
imperfect incomplete unfinished
WEAK
worst
VERB
achieve, finish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
polish off terminate
STRONG
accomplish can clinch close compass complete conclude crown effectuate end halt perfect perform sign wrap
WEAK
button down call a day carry out clean up come come through drop curtain fold up get it together go the distance knock off mop up put away put finishing touch on put lid on put to bed sew up take care of top it off ultimate wind up wrap up
Antonyms
STRONG
begin commence continue fail give up not finish start stop
WEAK
neglect

Example Sentences

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Mueller is a "consummate professional and a straight shooter," then-FBI chief Christopher Wray, a Trump appointee, said in July 2019.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

If “One of Us” is an entertaining family saga of privilege and comeuppance, it is also a consummate novel of suspense in which revelations detonate with lethal accuracy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Not that that would be a tough thing to ascertain in the first place, given Poehler’s consummate preparation.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026

And in sequences in a film within the film alongside Jennifer Lopez, a consummate entertainer here, Tonatiuh transforms into a stylish, closeted man orbiting Lopez’s fictional screen diva Ingrid Luna.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Neither yours nor any man’s death is needed to consummate the series of my being and accomplish that which must be done, but it requires my own.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

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