incomplete

in·com·plete

adj \ˌin-kəm-ˈplēt\

Definition of INCOMPLETE

1

: not complete : unfinished: as a : lacking a part; especially : lacking one or more sets of floral organs b of insect metamorphosis : characterized by the absence of a pupal stage between the immature stages and the adult of an insect in which the young usually resemble the adult — compare complete 5

2

of a football pass : not legally caught

— in·com·plete·ly adverb

— in·com·plete·ness noun

Examples of INCOMPLETE

1. an incomplete set of encyclopedias
2. She handed in an incomplete assignment.

Origin of INCOMPLETE

Middle English incompleet, from Late Latin incompletus, from Latin in- + completus complete

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to INCOMPLETE

Synonyms: deficient, fragmental, fragmentary, half, halfway, partial

Antonyms: complete, entire, full, intact, integral, perfect, whole

Related Words: broken, damaged, flawed, impaired, imperfect, injured, marred, spoiled; sketchy, unassembled, uncompleted, unfinished

Near Antonyms: flawless, unbroken, undamaged, unimpaired, uninjured, unmarred; completed, finished

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Rhymes with INCOMPLETE

aquavit, at one's feet, balance sheet, biathlete, bittersweet, booster seat, bucket seat, catbird seat, cellulite, cookie sheet, corps d'elite, countryseat, county seat, crystal pleat, decathlete, drag one's feet, driver's seat, easy street, exegete, indiscreet, latent heat, letter sheet, lorikeet, make ends meet, marguerite, Masorete, meadowsweet, meet and greet, miss a beat, Nayarit, obsolete, off one's feet, on one's feet, on the street, overeat, overheat, Paraclete, parakeet, pentathlete, prickly heat, rumble seat, saddle seat, scandal sheet, self-conceit, semisweet, shredded wheat, sliding seat, spirochete, superheat, to one's feet, triathlete, trick or treat, two-way street, undertreat, up one's street, winding-sheet, window seat