complete
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2.8
- adjective
- /kəmˈpliːt/
- Informal
:
total
- That would be a complete fail Right?
- a complete failure
- complete and utter
- a complete surprise
You were so caught off guard, you were in complete curiosity mode.
- You were so caught off guard, you were in complete curiosity mode.
- But the Old Mill was a complete flipping disaster.
- They think he was a complete softie on communism.
- You know just what complete and utter bollocks that was.
- That's why most of the advice about this is complete bullshit.
- And yet, my gosh, it's just a complete reversal of reality.
- And it just sound, sound like a complete Welsh cliche.
- He says it knows such validity is a complete loss.
- So anyway, the movie was just a complete, unmitigated disaster.
Examples
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But some suggest it would be a complete waste of time.
Academic text (2011) -
Someone has a complete lack of respect for you.
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This is a complete failure... ...of management.
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Individuals, therefore, exhibit a complete lack of confidence in the government's ability to control inflation.
Academic text (1994) -
The pain almost doubled him over as he realized how complete her revenge was.
Fiction book (1991) -
So anyway, the movie was just a complete, unmitigated disaster.
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Oh my God, this is a complete and utter nightmare.
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No offense, my friend, but that's complete rubbish.
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Thus, at least in theory, tribes enjoy complete latitude to ban firearms of any type if they so choose.
Academic text (2017) -
This situation reflects a complete disregard for the rules.
Synonyms
355
5.1
Used to call someone a complete fool to insult them
283
3.9
Completely and only that thing, often to show dislike
204
3.9
Complete to show the highest degree
144
3.7
Complete and absolute, showing a very strong degree
65
4.3
Very serious and obvious, showing a large fault or failure
11
6.7
Shows something is completely bad or extreme
7
4.9
Completely bad or not acceptable, with no good quality
7
6.3
A complete and clear example of something, often a bad one
6
6.9
Complete and not mixed with anything, used to show strong feeling
3
9.9
Shows that something is completely bad or foolish
2
7.7
Done completely and carefully, leaving nothing out
1
9.6
Being very bad and dishonest in a strong way
1
9.9
A mildly rude word people use to show strong annoyance in Britain
Antonyms
Compounds
1
4.3
A thing like time or money that is completely useless and gives no benefit
- Specialized
A medical test that counts red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in a blood sample
- Specialized
A break in a bone that goes all the way through and separates it into two or more pieces
How Total
Surface Forms
Etymology
Complete comes from the Latin parts com- 'together' and plere 'to fill'. That sense of being 'fully filled' is why we use complete to mean 'total' or 'absolute', as in a 'complete' disaster.