as in deficient
lacking some necessary part
an incomplete puzzle that has several pieces missing
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Recent Examples of incomplete
The Eagles deployed their prevent defense on the next play and ended the half when Mayfield’s short throw to Chris Godwin fell incomplete.
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Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Whether driven by genuine strategic evolution or survival instincts, Netanyahu’s transformation from cautious manager to regional gambler remains incomplete.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
A couple of runs and incomplete pass later, Elmer went long and the Trojans went into halftime with a 28-7 lead.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
Three times throughout 2023, city planners rejected multiple versions of the application as incomplete because none of them included documents necessary to initiate a zoning change.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
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Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Whether driven by genuine strategic evolution or survival instincts, Netanyahu’s transformation from cautious manager to regional gambler remains incomplete.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
A couple of runs and incomplete pass later, Elmer went long and the Trojans went into halftime with a 28-7 lead.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
Three times throughout 2023, city planners rejected multiple versions of the application as incomplete because none of them included documents necessary to initiate a zoning change.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incomplete
Adjective
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Will his shooting and floater game give enough offensive jolt to add some real spacing around a roster that, even with Kevin Durant, seems notably deficient in terms of spacing?—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Miami’s edge rushers also have been deficient against the run this season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There are also patchy or partial fall colors in the western part of the country, primarily in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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But as midnight that day passed without a vote on a spending plan, lawmakers bought themselves some time with a stopgap funding plan to avert a partial government shutdown for a week.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In 2019, Scio refashioned the 48-room property, which includes a centuries-old, unfinished watchtower, into a stylish resort with modern sensibilities.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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AllianceBernstein took back the asset in its unfinished state from developer Stockdale Capital Partners after a public auction that garnered no bids.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Using a fragmentary, collage-like approach that unites characters from different eras, from the turn of the 20th century to the post–World World II era to the years of GDR rule and on to the present, Schilinski treats history like a constant haunting.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The plume is made of three things: (1) steam - a lot of it; (2) ash - fine, fragmental pieces of silicate glass, not stuff from your backyard BBQ (which is burned carbon); (3) volcanic gases like CO2, SO2, H2S and others.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
22 May 2011
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This would generate a cloud of hot gases and fragmental volcanic material, which could then move downslope gravitationally.—
Erik Klemetti,
WIRED,
12 Apr. 2011
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“Incomplete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incomplete. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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