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 Nothing is overly emphasized, but viewers who know the visual language of the show will recognize the repetition, like the second half of a rhyming couplet that completes this section of the story. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 The commitments, which come into effect once the transaction completes and will remain in force for five years, will ensure that Channel 5 News’ editorial direction remains entirely separate from CBS News and CNN International. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 Croatia completes the top five with the second-longest visa period at 540 days, the third-highest safety rating, and the fourth-highest Airbnb availability per capita. — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The cinema-verite trailblazer Kopple, who just turned 80, completes her trilogy about labor activism that began 50 years ago with Harlan Country, USA by looking at a trio of union-organizing drives against Jeff Bezos’ Amazon in her native New York. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026 Once a pharmaceutical developer chooses a West packaging system and completes its clinical trials, the drug and its container are bound together in the regulatory filing. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 Under the agreement, the charges would be dismissed if Pearce successfully completes all conditions of the program. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Nothing completes a look like a satisfying swipe of the perfect lipstick. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 Once Task Force Bastogne completes its border mission, the campus will remain a permanent fixture of Fort Bliss, accommodating rotating units for decades to come. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

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Belarus ranks third for groceries and fifth for rent and transportation, yet finishes last for coworking spaces and near the bottom for internet speed, healthcare, safety, and events.

— Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Karabus said once Macy’s finishes its planned 150 store closures, future adjustments will likely just be routine fine-tuning.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of finishes

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Amid Pride Park’s sea of black seats, there’s no real sense of where one stand ends and the next starts.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
The Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries, or ABIOVE, said the Supreme Court ruling ends years of legal uncertainty and validates voluntary sustainability commitments adopted by traders.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of ends

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One of their latest launches, the Biodance Eye Patches in Vita Niacinamide, fulfills that mission by bringing the brand’s hydrogel technology into a format that’s truly optimized for the delicate eye area.

— Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Petite and portable, the South Seas Rattan Side Cart fulfills the desire for a bedside table that’s slightly out of the ordinary.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026

Definition of fulfills

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For the past two decades, Caneer has co-chaired an endowed swimming scholarship honoring his former coach, Dick Anderson, whose name also adorns the university’s swimming facility.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
To be sure, the Russian space agency Roscosmos (like other space agencies) often adorns its rockets with colorful artwork and logos that may not necessarily result in payment.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 17 July 2026

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When training concludes with small sided games, losing teams are punished with more running to end the session while the winning team can relax and watch.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Plus, the event concludes in the evening with a lantern-lighting ceremony in the Japanese Garden pond and Frog Pond.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026

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