COMPLETES Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

completes

verb

present tense third-person singular of complete

as in finishes

to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done managed to complete the assignment with time to spare

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as in complements

to serve as a completing element to the bird's beautiful song simply completes its appeal for pet owners

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as in ends

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point the well-attended concert completed a great weekend of arts and entertainment events

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as in fulfills

to do what is required by the terms of no payments will be made until the contract is completed

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Recent Examples of completes This adds 280 miles (386 km) of WLTP range in 10 minutes and completes a 10-to-80% charge in 12 minutes. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026 Commercial operations will begin once STUK completes its pending pre-operational inspection on a date yet to be determined. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 Halley’s comet completes one orbit around the sun about every 76 years, shedding dust and debris along the way. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 Florida completes the road trip with games against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday and Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 The home office that completes this level offers a perfect spot for working from home. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 The coaster will remain closed until the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire completes its investigation. — Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Like Lumiere the candlestick before it, the Lume both sheds light and completes tasks for its owner with nary a complaint. — Emma Barker, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The statement added that although the incident may have involved only a few team members, the school still chose to suspend the entire team until the Office of Student Conduct completes its investigation. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

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Once the process finishes, the malware re-enables the Store, reducing the chances that the phone owner will notice anything unusual.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Cooper does remain under investigation by the NFL as well, and he could be suspended once the league finishes its review.

— Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of finishes

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Pembrolizumab perfectly complements this bounty hunter approach.

— Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
The collagen-rich mixture gives the noodles their slippery texture, which Orlando complements with smoked chili, sunflower-seed miso, and fermented chili cream.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of complements

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The decision, for now, ends Grab’s first attempt to expand outside Southeast Asia.

— Jay Ganglani, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
The loss of Flyte and Coe (Tom Brooke) earlier in the season leaves the Horses a little worse for wear, but Slow Horses has one parting blow for our semi-competent hero, River (Jack Lowden), before the season ends.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of ends

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Securing public money for them raises issues over church-state separation but fulfills a longstanding goal for Christian conservatives, who lobbied for this funding.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Ashley Gearhardt, who studies and treats food addiction at the University of Michigan, points out that social media fulfills our base need for socialization in the same way that ultraprocessed products fulfill our need for food.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of fulfills

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Reflecting on his career as a whole, Domingo says he is often guided by advice from prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, part of which adorns his left arm as a tattoo.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
The story of Sue and Ron Wilson's life together, happily spanning 60 years, adorns their apartment.

— Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of adorns

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In an email, Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson Emily Hilliard said that every committee member satisfies the FDA’s ethics requirements.

— Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
In an email, HHS spokesperson Emily Hilliard wrote that every committee member satisfies the FDA’s ethics requirements.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of satisfies

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Instead, old-school Milanese glamour decorates every one of the 301 rooms and suites.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Lynda Levin, right, looks on as Cheryl Goodman decorates a stone during a vigil to honor of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks in Israel at the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana in Munster, Indiana Wednesday October 7, 2026.

— Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

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