completeness

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. Katie Stockton, CNBC, 20 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
  • Is that the entirety of the Republican agenda?
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But the federal agency warned that there will not be enough funding to pay the entirety of SNAP benefits for November if the shutdown doesn’t end.
    Terry Moseley, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • The church must walk beside survivors through prayer, listening, and referral to professional care, respecting each woman’s pace toward wholeness.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • This was the difference between chasing holiness and choosing wholeness.
    Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • Finally, pay attention to changes in your breasts, such as thickening, swelling, nipple discharge, different colors or new areas of fullness, and seek medical evaluation as soon as something looks or feels different.
    Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The fullness was also impressive—I’d rate it an 8—and the overall look was very realistic, another 8 there.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Completeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/completeness. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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