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(ɪnkəmpliːt)
adjective
Something that is incomplete is not yet finished, or does not have all the parts or details that it needs.
The clearing of rubbish and drains is still incomplete.
European political union would be incomplete without a defence element.
Some offices had incomplete information on spending.
Synonyms: unfinished, partial, insufficient, wanting More Synonyms of incomplete

incomplete in British English

(ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt)
adjective
1. 
not complete or finished
2. 
not completely developed; imperfect
3.  logic
a. 
(of a formal theory) not so constructed that the addition of a non-theorem to the axioms renders it inconsistent
b. 
(of an expression) not having a reference of its own but requiring completion by another expression
Derived forms
incompletely (ˌincomˈpletely)
adverb
incompleteness (ˌincomˈpleteness) or incompletion (ˌincomˈpletion)
noun

incomplete in American English

(ˌɪnkəmˈplit)
adjective
1. 
lacking a part or parts; not whole; not full
2. 
unfinished; not concluded
3. 
not perfect; not thorough
noun
4.  Education
a. 
incompletion of assigned work in a course
b. 
a grade or mark (usually I) indicating incompletion of assigned work
Derived forms
incompletely (ˌincomˈpletely)
adverb
incompleteness (ˌincomˈpleteness)
noun or ˌincomˈpletion
Word origin
ME incompleet < LL incompletus: see in-2 & complete

Examples of 'incomplete' in a sentence
incomplete

His narrative must therefore be regarded as still incomplete.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The first is that our account of humanity remains embarrassingly incomplete.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
While those negotiations are as yet incomplete, an understanding is already in place that says that clubs will be paid the same.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His narrative must therefore be regarded as still incomplete.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But details of the raid are still tantalisingly incomplete.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It is not based on incomplete information or influenced by rash emotion.
Christianity Today (2000)
There is the longest reshuffle in history, still incomplete six days after it began.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It was still incomplete when he died in Rome.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Their incomplete remains have been left at or near their owners' homes.
The Sun (2015)
The process by which these identities merged into an American nation remained incomplete.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
The Frenchman did not want to look back on past glories when his work remains incomplete.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
That journey remains incomplete, but this was a forward step.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
First, she shows that the policy was based on poorly understood and incomplete demographic information.
The Times Literary Supplement (2008)
He also pointed out the dangers of giving out incomplete information about suspects, in the age of social media.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His rehabilitation remains incomplete, though.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But the process remains incomplete.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In 1842 the linking of England by rail was still very incomplete.
Bryant, Arthur The Search for Justice - a history of Britain and the British people Volume III (1990)
Whilst the process remained incomplete (in twelve years, how could it be anything else?
Blinkhorn, Martin (ed) Fascists and Conservatives (1990)
Notice the alert in the corner of your screen: 'Your account information is incomplete.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
At best, they are a waste of money, which buys incomplete information that has no medical use.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But co-operation remains incomplete, and the companies and governments concerned agree that we need to work on longer term solutions.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)

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British English: incomplete /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt/ ADJECTIVE
Something that is incomplete is not yet finished, or does not have all the parts or details that it needs.
The clearing of rubbish is still incomplete.
  • American English: incomplete
  • Arabic: نَاقِصٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: incompleto
  • Chinese: 不完善的
  • Croatian: nepotpun
  • Czech: nedokončený
  • Danish: ufuldstændig
  • Dutch: onvolledig
  • European Spanish: incompleto
  • Finnish: epätäydellinen
  • French: incomplet
  • German: unvollständig
  • Greek: ημιτελής
  • Italian: incompleto
  • Japanese: 不完全な
  • Korean: 불완전한
  • Norwegian: ufullstendig
  • Polish: niekompletny
  • European Portuguese: incompleto
  • Romanian: incomplet
  • Russian: неполный
  • Latin American Spanish: incompleto
  • Swedish: ofullständig
  • Thai: ไม่สมบูรณ์
  • Turkish: eksik
  • Ukrainian: неповний
  • Vietnamese: không đầy đủ

Chinese translation of 'incomplete'

incomplete

(ɪnkəmˈpliːt)

adj

  1. (= unfinished) [book, painting, process] 未完成的 (wèi wánchéng de)
  2. (= partial) [success, achievement] 不彻(徹)底的 (bù chèdǐ de)
(adjective) 
Definition
not finished or whole
Some offices had incomplete information on spending.
Synonyms
unfinished
Jane Austen's unfinished novel
partial
Their policy only met with partial success.
insufficient
There was insufficient evidence to proceed.
wanting
I feel as if something important is wanting in my life.
short
Money was short in those days.
lacking
undone
She left nothing undone that needed attention.
defective
food which is defective in nutritional quality
deficient
deficient landing systems
imperfect
We live in an imperfect world.
undeveloped
fragmentary
The extant volume is fragmentary.
unaccomplished
unexecuted
half-pie (New Zealand, informal)
Opposites
whole
,
finished
,
complete
, perfect,
accomplished
,
developed
,
unified

Additional synonyms

in the sense of defective
food which is defective in nutritional quality
Synonyms
deficient,
lacking,
short,
inadequate,
insufficient,
incomplete,
scant
in the sense of deficient
Definition
inadequate in quantity or quality
deficient landing systems
Synonyms
unsatisfactory,
poor,
inadequate,
weak,
flawed,
inferior,
impaired,
faulty,
incomplete,
unsuitable,
defective,
imperfect,
unworthy
in the sense of fragmentary
Definition
made up of small or unconnected pieces
The extant volume is fragmentary.
Synonyms
incomplete,
broken,
scattered,
partial,
disconnected,
discrete,
sketchy,
piecemeal,
incoherent,
scrappy,
disjointed,
bitty,
unsystematic

Synonyms of 'incomplete'

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