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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But an incomplete paint job meant its name was still visible through binoculars.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Each story is incomplete, and some even contradict one another.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

The technology allows for much swifter identification than previous surveys, which date back to the 1970s and are incomplete.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The following month Twitter was merged into Musk's newly formed X Corp, which was eventually fined for "incomplete" responses to the commission's repeated requests.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

“I get wind of much misplaced criticism, by men as clever even as Burnham, because of impressions from incomplete work and undeveloped compositions,” he wrote.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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