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complete

complete

195 3.2
Very skilled in all parts of a job or art
  • adjective
  • /kəmˈpliːt/
translation icon : completo
  • I think I am the most complete football player that has ever existed.
  • complete mastery

And yeah, for me, he's the most complete player I've ever seen.

Examples

  • It's like, well, am I going to be able to bring my complete self to this thing?

  • Never before or since have I felt in such complete control, so absolutely certain of my material.

    Academic text (2008)
  • What has she done to help you be more complete since you guys have been together?

  • And that's where you get sort of a complete person.

  • Participants were given complete autonomy in their determination of the overall leadership goal for the year.

    Academic text (2008)
  • It will help people see you as a complete person... ...not just as someone who has caused suffering, but as someone who has suffered.

  • And yeah, for me, he's the most complete player I've ever seen.

  • They have complete confidence in their Mayor, just as I have complete faith in Sheriff Hartman.

  • We anticipated that instruction would result in more complete, longer, and qualitatively better essays.

    Academic text (2012)
  • He is a complete expert in his field, having mastered every aspect of his profession.

Synonyms

perfect
vscomplete
1.0

As good as possible and without any mistakes

is about full skill and qualifications rather than flawless ideal
consummate
vscomplete
  • Formal
27 7.7

Extremely skilled and perfect in what they do

is skilled excellence but broader not only supreme perfection
full-fledged
vscomplete
14 5.1

A person who is completely trained and able to do a job without help

focuses on overall skills and excellence rather than development stage
well-qualified
vscomplete
11 3.5

A person who has the right skills and experience for a job

is about general skill and full achievement beyond just job fit
compleat
vscomplete
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Having all necessary parts or being very skilled

is the modern spelling used today
finished
vscomplete
3.9

Very skilled and showing careful, good quality work

is about having all skills and qualities not only final refinement
accomplished
vscomplete
3.8

A person who is very skilled at an activity like music or sport

is broader covering full qualifications and overall completeness

Antonyms

141 4.9

Not able to do a job or task well

Compounds

A state with no light at all

A situation that is a total failure causing big problems

A thing like time or money that is completely useless and gives no benefit

A very strong feeling of deep happiness

complete arsehead
  • Offensive
9.9

A very rude and annoying person who treats others badly

complete blood count
  • Specialized
3.9

A medical test that counts red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in a blood sample

complete bullocks
  • Offensive
9.9

Words that are not true and have no value

complete buttfuck
  • Offensive
9.9

A very bad, chaotic situation used as rude slang

complete fracture
  • Specialized
4.9

A break in a bone that goes all the way through and separates it into two or more pieces

9.9

A situation that is very messy and confusing

An event that sells all its tickets

complete shitheap
  • Offensive
9.9

Something in very bad condition and nearly falling apart

9.7

Something that is completely untrue and not worth believing

complete twazzock
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is very foolish and annoying

How Skilled

expert
3 3.5
complete
195 3.2
competent
114 3.6
unskilled
6 2.9

Surface Forms

complete positive
completer comparative
completest superlative

Etymology

Complete comes from the Latin parts com- 'together' and plere 'to fill'. Calling someone a complete artist means their skills are 'filled up' in every area, so they are fully skilled.