Definition of compleat
:having all necessary or desired elements or skills :complete;
also
:classic, quintessential
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Examples of compleat in a Sentence
a training course that transformed the former technophobe into the compleat computer geek almost overnight
an exhaustive how-to guide for anyone planning the compleat wedding
Origin and Etymology of compleat
archaic variant of complete in The Compleat Angler (1653) by Izaak Walton
compleat Synonyms
Synonyms
accomplished, ace, adept, proficient, complete, consummate, crack, crackerjack, educated, experienced, expert, good, great, master, masterful, masterly, practiced (also practised), professed, skilled, skillful, versed, veteran, virtuosoAntonyms
amateur, amateurish, inexperienced, inexpert, jackleg, unprofessional, unseasoned, unskilled, unskillfulRelated Words
adroit, clever, deft, dexterous (also dextrous), handy, slick, sure-handed; gifted, talented; polished, refined; effective, effectual, efficient, workmanlike; able, capable, competent, employable, fit, fitted, habile, qualified; educated, knowledgeable, schooled, taught, trained, tutored; all-around (also all-round), well-rounded; long-term, old; multiskilled, multitalentedNear Antonyms
incapable, incompetent, inept, unable, unfit, unfitted, unqualified, weak; artless, crude, rude; ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient; talentless, ungifted, untalented; ignorant, unschooled, untaught, untrained, untutored; beginning, green, inexperienced, new, raw, unseasoned, untested, untried, would-be; primitive, rough, unpolished; awkward, clumsy, ham-fisted, ham-handed, heavy-handedLearn More about compleat
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