Antonyms for completion


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuhm-plee-shuhn
Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈpli ʃən


Definition of completion

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin completionem (nominative completio), noun of action from past participle stem of complere "to fill up, complete" (see complete (adj.)).
  • noun accomplishment, finishing
Example sentences :
  • This puts the date of the completion of the keep between 1146 and 1171.
  • Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home
  • One after another the men came to report the completion of their tasks.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • This was subsequent to the completion of the temple and of the royal houses.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • Mr. Field then directed his efforts to the completion of the trans-oceanic section.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • Wheatstone was knighted in 1868, after his completion of the automatic telegraph.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • Both will find their completion in this ship, with your permission.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • All of these were hastened to completion as soon as war was declared.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • Must she, then, ascend without pushing her plan to completion?
  • Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
  • On the completion of this stage, the layers of tubes below warmed into life.
  • Extract from : « Raiders Invisible » by Desmond Winter Hall
  • Is the acorn better than the oak which is its fulness and completion?
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Synonyms for completion

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