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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X Square engineer Hu said he sends his robots to work in a "completely unfamiliar environment".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

While no single inflation report will completely alter the Federal Reserve’s stance on interest rates, higher prices and recent robust jobs figures may prompt rate-setters to hold off while they assess the economic impacts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"The office has completely lost the plot... in the best way possible," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“I was just completely sucked in, and I was intrigued by the ambition, the characters, which just glittered off the page,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

And, also, a super-boring day when Grandma and I scoured the dashboard and settings to make sure I was completely anonymous.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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