incomplete

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɪnkəmˈplit/ UK /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt/ See IPA manual

adj

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1

adj
not finished or lacking some necessary part

The application was returned because the form was incomplete.

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1 adj · not finished or lacking... unfinished partial deficient fragmentary imperfect lacking

Opposites

complete finished whole entire

Word family

Forms incompleteness

Derived forms incompletelyincompleteness

Related forms complete completionincompletion

Etymology

From Late Latin incompletus, from in- ('not') + completus ('filled up, complete'), past participle of complere ('to fill up'), from com- (intensive) + plere ('to fill').

complere Latin plere Latin *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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# incomplete

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˌɪnkəmˈplit
**IPA (UK):** ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt

## Meanings
1. not finished or lacking some necessary part

## Examples
- The application was returned because the form was incomplete.

## Synonyms
- unfinished
- partial
- deficient
- fragmentary
- imperfect
- lacking

## Antonyms
- complete
- finished
- whole
- entire

## Derived Forms
- incompletely
- incompleteness

## Related Forms
- complete
- completion
- incompletion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: complere
- Root: plere
- Root: *pleh₁-
- Affix: in- - not

## Etymology
From Late Latin incompletus, from in- ('not') + completus ('filled up, complete'), past participle of complere ('to fill up'), from com- (intensive) + plere ('to fill').

## AI Etymology
Incomplete comes from Late Latin incompletus, from in- ('not') + completus ('filled up, complete'), past participle of complere ('to fill up'), from com- (intensive) + plere ('to fill'). The prefix supplies the first semantic turn, while the base carries the lexical core of the word. As an adjective, it carries the sense "not finished or lacking some necessary part", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin complere, Latin plere, and Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-. Derivative forms include incompletely, incompleteness; related words include complete, completion, incompletion.

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- Describing Qualities

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