Definitions

completely

[kuhm-pleet-lee] / kəmˈplit li /

ADVERB

entirely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely altogether comprehensively effectively entirely finally fully perfectly quite thoroughly totally ultimately unconditionally utterly wholly

WEAK

all the way competently conclusively en masse exclusively exhaustively extensively from A to Z from beginning to end hook, line, and sinker in all in entirety in full in toto on all counts painstakingly solidly to the end to the limit to the max to the nth degree unabridged unanimously undividedly with heart and soul without omission

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inadequately incompletely partially partly

Example Sentences

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"It's completely different to having a dummy in front of you," he added, referring to the training he had just a few weeks earlier.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

"Many homes have suffered severe damage, with countless roofs completely torn off... Across the island, there is no electricity, no running water, and no mobile network service," said Rota resident Masum Dhali, 24.

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

“Pristine, completely remodeled, two-story warm Contemporary done with great taste and quality at the end of a quiet, flat cul-de-sac street in a desirable Brentwood Hills location,” the description begins.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

“As the hedge book is eliminated, the financial output of the business will look completely different, with full exposure to gold price upside generating significant FCF,” or free cash flow, Hissey and Thorpe add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

The room was completely open without a partition or a dividing wall in sight and set up like a pie, with each slice of the circle housing something different.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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