completing
Definition
Adjective: 1. Making something whole or perfect: Acting as or providing a complement; finishing or perfecting something else by adding what it lacks.
Usage
The adjective "completing" describes something that serves as the final, necessary part that makes another thing whole, finished, or perfect. It is often used to describe a component, action, or element that provides a perfect match or balance.
Examples
- The scarf was the completing touch to her elegant outfit.
- His analytical skills and her creative vision were completing forces on the project.
- The final chapter serves as the completing piece of the author's argument.
Advanced Usage
- In a complementary role: Used to describe an element that perfectly supplements another.
- The sweet sauce was the completing element to the savory dish.
- As a finishing action: Describes an act that concludes or perfects a process.
- Signing the contract was the completing step in the negotiation.
Variants and Related Words
- Complete (verb): To finish making or doing.
- Completion (noun): The action or state of finishing something.
- Complement (noun/verb): Something that completes or goes perfectly with something else; to add to something in a way that improves it.
Synonyms
- Finishing
- Concluding
- Perfecting
- Crowning (as in a final, perfecting touch)
Related Phrases and Idioms
- (The) completing touch: The final detail that makes something perfect.
- The fresh flowers on the table were the completing touch for the dinner party.
- (The) completing factor: The element that makes something whole or effective.
- Trust is the completing factor in any strong relationship.
Adjective
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acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
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