Definitions

incomplete

[in-kuhm-pleet] / ˌɪn kəmˈplit /

ADJECTIVE

unfinished, wanting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deficient fragmentary inadequate insufficient lacking partial sketchy

WEAK

abridged broken crude defective expurgated fractional garbled half-done immature imperfect incoherent meager part rough rude rudimentary short unaccomplished unconsummated under construction undeveloped undone unexecuted unpolished

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adequate ample complete enough sufficient total whole

WEAK

accomplished finished perfect

Example Sentences

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Known as Article 4, judges ruled flawed and incomplete information had been presented to councillors when they approved the policy.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Most customers would regard the job as incomplete rather than fixed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

And the Dodgers’ is incomplete without their stories — Burke’s and Bean’s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Without a precise definition of the neutral axis, the entire construction was formally incomplete.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

It is, of course, an incomplete comfort to read this sort of thing to one’s self.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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