incomplete
/,inkəm'pli:t/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Not finished; lacking some part or element: Describes something that is not whole or has not been brought to a final state.
- Not total or perfect; partial: Describes a condition, action, or result that is not fully achieved or realized.
Usage and Examples
- Describing an unfinished object or task:
- The construction of the building remains incomplete.
- She submitted an incomplete application and was asked to provide the missing information.
- Describing a partial state or action:
- Our understanding of the universe is still incomplete.
- The experiment yielded incomplete results, so more research is needed.
Advanced Usage
- "Incomplete" as a technical or academic term:
- In education, an "incomplete" is a temporary grade given when a student has not finished required coursework by the end of a term.
- The professor granted him an "Incomplete" so he could finish the final paper over the summer.
- In American football, an "incomplete pass" is a forward pass that falls to the ground without being caught.
- The quarterback's throw was ruled an incomplete pass.
Variants and Related Words
- Incompletely (adverb): In a partial or unfinished manner.
- The report was incompletely researched.
- Incompleteness (noun): The state or quality of being incomplete.
- The incompleteness of the data made conclusions difficult.
Synonyms
- Unfinished: Not brought to an end.
- Partial: Existing only in part; not complete.
- Deficient: Lacking in some necessary quality or element.
Antonyms
- Complete: Having all parts or elements; finished.
- Whole: Not divided or broken; entire.
- Total: Comprising the whole number or amount.
Adjective
- not yet finished
- his thesis is still incomplete
- an uncompleted play
- not complete or total; not completed
- an incomplete account of his life
- political consequences of incomplete military success
- an incomplete forward pass