Definition of INCOMPLETE

incomplete

Plural: incompletes

Adjective

  • not complete or total; not completed
    • "an incomplete account of his life"
    • "political consequences of incomplete military success"
    • "an incomplete forward pass"

Adjective Satellite

  • not yet finished
    • "his thesis is still incomplete"

Adj

  • Not complete; not finished.
  • Of a flower, wanting any of the usual floral organs.

Noun

  • Something incomplete.
  • A multipart file posted to a Usenet newsgroup that is incomplete and thus unusable.
  • Something incomplete.
  • A multiplayer game that is abandoned because one player disconnects.
  • A designation of being incomplete.

Examples

  • an incomplete jigsaw puzzle
  • He considers that his life would be incomplete if not for his children.
  • He got four incompletes out of five courses last semester.
  • My knowledge on the subject is incomplete.
  • Stefania handed in her writing incomplete.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English incomplete, incompleet, from Late Latin incomplētus, from in- (“un-; not”) + complētus (“complete”), equivalent to in- (“not”) + complete.

Antonyms

complete

Scrabble Score: 16

incomplete: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
incomplete: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
incomplete: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

incomplete: valid Words With Friends Word