| complete | | |
| v. (change) | 1. complete, finish | come or bring to a finish or an end.; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours" |
| ~ close | finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead.; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning" |
| ~ terminate, end | bring to an end or halt.; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
| ~ top off, top | finish up or conclude.; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne" |
| ~ finish off, finish up, get through, polish off, clear up, wrap up, mop up | finish a task completely.; "I finally got through this homework assignment" |
| ~ see through | remain with until completion.; "I must see the job through" |
| ~ finish out, round out | fill out.; "These studies round out the results of many years of research" |
| ~ follow out, follow up, put through, carry out, follow through, implement, go through | pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue.; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" |
| ~ accomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute | put in effect.; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" |
| v. (change) | 2. complete | bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements.; "A child would complete the family" |
| ~ fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense.; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" |
| v. (social) | 3. complete, discharge, dispatch | complete or carry out.; "discharge one's duties" |
| ~ accomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute | put in effect.; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" |
| v. (competition) | 4. complete, nail | complete a pass. |
| ~ football, football game | any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal. |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| v. (communication) | 5. complete, fill in, fill out, make out | write all the required information onto a form.; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form" |
| ~ set down, write down, get down, put down | put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.. |
| adj. | 6. complete | having every necessary or normal part or component or step.; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" |
| ~ whole | including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete.; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread" |
| ~ out-and-out, right-down, sheer, absolute, downright, rank | complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers.; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity" |
| ~ completed, realised, realized, accomplished | successfully completed or brought to an end.; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him" |
| ~ all | completely given to or absorbed by.; "became all attention" |
| ~ all-or-none, all-or-nothing | occurring completely or not occurring at all. |
| ~ all-out, full-scale | using all available resources.; "all-out war"; "a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants" |
| ~ allover | covering the entire surface.; "an allover pattern"; "got an allover tan" |
| ~ clean | thorough and without qualification.; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break" |
| ~ completed | caught.; "a completed forward pass" |
| ~ utter, dead | complete.; "came to a dead stop"; "utter seriousness" |
| ~ exhaustive, thoroughgoing, thorough | performed comprehensively and completely.; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research" |
| ~ fleshed out, full-clad | given substance or detail; completed.; "did not spring full-clad from his imagination"; "a plan fleshed out with statistics and details" |
| ~ total, full | complete in extent or degree and in every particular.; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster" |
| ~ full-blown | having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness.; "a full-blown financial crisis" |
| ~ full-dress | complete in every respect.; "a full-dress debate"; "a full-dress investigation" |
| ~ good | thorough.; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning" |
| ~ hearty | without reservation.; "hearty support" |
| ~ self-contained | constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself.; "the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities" |
| ~ sound | thorough.; "a sound thrashing" |
| ~ stand-alone | capable of operating independently. |
| ~ comprehensive | including all or everything.; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" |
| adj. | 7. complete, consummate | perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities.; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance" |
| ~ perfect | being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish.; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day" |
| adj. | 8. accomplished, complete | highly skilled.; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician" |
| ~ skilled | having or showing or requiring special skill.; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" |
| adj. | 9. arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" |
| ~ unmitigated | not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier.; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie" |
| adj. | 10. all over, complete, concluded, ended, over, terminated | having come or been brought to a conclusion.; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" |
| ~ finished | ended or brought to an end.; "are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript" |
| full-fledged | | |
| adj. | 1. full-fledged, fully fledged | (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly. |
| ~ fledged, mature | (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination. |
| adj. | 2. full-fledged, fully fledged | (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status.; "a full-fledged lawyer"; "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist"; "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party" |
| ~ experienced, experient | having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation. |
| outright | | |
| adj. | 1. outright, straight-out, unlimited | without reservation or exception. |
| ~ unqualified | not limited or restricted.; "an unqualified denial" |
| adv. | 2. outright | without restrictions or stipulations or further payments.; "buy outright" |
| adv. | 3. outright | without reservation or concealment.; "she asked him outright for a divorce" |
| adv. | 4. in a flash, instantaneously, instantly, outright | without any delay.; "he was killed outright" |
| perfect | | |
| n. (linkdef) | 1. perfect, perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense | a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect). |
| ~ tense | a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time. |
| ~ present perfect, present perfect tense | a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present.; "`I have finished' is an example of the present perfect" |
| ~ past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect, pluperfect tense | a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past.; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect" |
| ~ future perfect, future perfect tense | a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future.; "`I will have finished' is an example of the future perfect" |
| v. (change) | 2. hone, perfect | make perfect or complete.; "perfect your French in Paris!" |
| ~ optimise, optimize | make optimal; get the most out of; use best.; "optimize your resources" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| ~ polish up, brush up, round off, polish, round | bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state.; "polish your social manners" |
| adj. | 3. perfect | being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish.; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day" |
| ~ unblemished, unmarred, unmutilated | free from physical or moral spots or stains.; "an unblemished record"; "an unblemished complexion" |
| ~ unbroken | not broken; whole and intact; in one piece.; "fortunately the other lens is unbroken" |
| ~ exact | marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact.; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target" |
| ~ clean | (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense.; "a clean voting record"; "a clean driver's license" |
| ~ clear | free from flaw or blemish or impurity.; "a clear perfect diamond"; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman" |
| ~ cold | marked by errorless familiarity.; "had her lines cold before rehearsals started" |
| ~ complete, consummate | perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities.; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance" |
| ~ down pat, mastered, down | understood perfectly.; "had his algebra problems down" |
| ~ errorless | free from error.; "an errorless baseball game" |
| ~ faultless, impeccable, immaculate | without fault or error.; "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record" |
| ~ flawless, unflawed | without a flaw.; "a flawless gemstone" |
| ~ ideal | conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal. |
| ~ idealised, idealized | exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence. |
| ~ idyllic | excellent and delightful in all respects.; "an idyllic spot for a picnic" |
| ~ mint | as if new.; "in mint condition" |
| ~ perfectible | capable of becoming or being made perfect. |
| ~ pluperfect | more than perfect.; "he spoke with pluperfect precision" |
| ~ uncorrupted, undefiled | (of language) not having its purity or excellence debased.; "uncorrupted English"; "learn to speak pure English undefiled" |
| ~ utopian | characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection.; "the dim utopian future"; "utopian idealists"; "recognized the utopian nature of his hopes" |
| adj. | 4. perfect | precisely accurate or exact.; "perfect timing" |
| ~ exact | marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact.; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target" |
| thorough | | |
| adj. | 1. thorough | painstakingly careful and accurate.; "our accountant is thorough"; "thorough research" |
| ~ careful | exercising caution or showing care or attention.; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior" |
| adj. | 2. exhaustive, thorough, thoroughgoing | performed comprehensively and completely.; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research" |
| ~ complete | having every necessary or normal part or component or step.; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" |
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