as in entirety
the quality or state of being without restriction, exception, or qualification
the completeness of my respect for the theory of relativity is in no way diminished by the incompleteness of my understanding of the details
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Recent Examples of completeness
Certain information has been provided by and/or is based on third party sources and, although such information is believed to be reliable, no representation is made with respect to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of such information.
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
There is a completeness to his game that is pretty rare for a young player.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Jeffery and Witteveen showed that completeness can reach doubly exponential proximity to one.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
The sequences of Ann and her acolytes singing and dancing to remixed Shaker hymns are transcendent, capturing the completeness of their devotion.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
With all players in the HR/HCM space aiming to demonstrate completeness of vision with descriptions of their extensive data model, others include UKG, ADP (with its Workforce Now product), then there’s Paycom (which, no surprise, champions payroll technology) and Paylocity.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Furthermore, data matching in elections is notoriously difficult and there are questions about the completeness of the Social Security Administration's citizenship data USCIS is relying on.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
There is a completeness to his game that is pretty rare for a young player.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Jeffery and Witteveen showed that completeness can reach doubly exponential proximity to one.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
The sequences of Ann and her acolytes singing and dancing to remixed Shaker hymns are transcendent, capturing the completeness of their devotion.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
With all players in the HR/HCM space aiming to demonstrate completeness of vision with descriptions of their extensive data model, others include UKG, ADP (with its Workforce Now product), then there’s Paycom (which, no surprise, champions payroll technology) and Paylocity.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Furthermore, data matching in elections is notoriously difficult and there are questions about the completeness of the Social Security Administration's citizenship data USCIS is relying on.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for completeness
Noun
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Nearly the entirety of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education was laid off, too.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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Van Dijk and midfielder Ryan Gravenberch both played the entirety of the Netherlands’ 4-0 victory over Malta on Thursday.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This was the difference between chasing holiness and choosing wholeness.—
Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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Pluto will guide you into wholeness through surrender.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Patients tend to notice subtle changes such as breast fullness, firmness, swelling, skin redness, nipple changes or discharge.—
Dr. Jamie Parkerson,
ABC News,
7 Oct. 2025
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This swelling effect helps slow digestion, increase feelings of fullness, and may reduce individual calorie intake overall.—
T'Keyah Bazin,
Verywell Health,
6 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Completeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/completeness. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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