COMPLETION Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

completion

noun

Definition of completion

as in culmination

the act of finishing something The family celebrated the completion of their youngest child's education.

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Recent Examples of completion The Rooms There are 28 cabins on the property, with more in various stages of completion. — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 Auburn resident Hal Hall matched Barbara White’s record of 34 Tevis buckles, awarded for successful completions. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Overall, there’s been a boom-or-bust aspect to Schobel’s passing, with some impressive completions followed by questionable decision-making or ball placement. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026 For many participants, the full moon represents rebirth, balance, and completion. — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for completion

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Noun

The Ducks and Lanning have been an absolute Death Star on the recruiting trail, and this season could be the culmination in all that hard work on the talent acquisition front.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
The surprise Bon Jovi appearance at Madison Square Garden was the culmination of a very busy weekend for Springsteen.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2026

Definition of culmination

Noun

Miramax's explosive success with Pulp Fiction ignited an indie boom, rewrote Oscar campaigns, and blurred the line between independent cinema and the Hollywood mainstream.

— Big Think, Big Think, 4 Aug. 2026
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige reacted to the sequel’s box-office success in a new interview with Variety.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of success

Noun

For the select list of comedians who have sold out the place, filling the arena is considered a pinnacle of achievement.

— Hillary Atkin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Any federal funding will depend on negotiations of final agreements and the achievement of project milestones.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of achievement

Noun

This strategy transforms passive allyship education into active operational execution with accountability layered in.

— Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
More than two years after a California mother's desperate 911 call ended with her 4-year-old son witnessing her killing, the father prosecutors said carried out the execution will spend decades behind bars.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of execution

Noun

About half of these projects, which included an internal AI assistant to help the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration answer taxpayers’ questions, didn’t see long-term implementation.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
The nitty-gritty implementation at a kernel level gets pretty complicated—read through Vernet’s write-up for all the details.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Definition of implementation

Noun

Organizations have responded to AI's arrival primarily with technical training—AI fluency certifications, prompt engineering courses, platform adoption programs.

— Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The airport says arrivals to Denver are also delayed an average of 15 minutes and increasing due to the weather.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of arrival

Noun

Their movements are tracked, conversations are restricted, decisions are tightly controlled, and accomplishments are rewarded with superficial incentives.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
But his bogus life story of being a wealthy Wall Street player with a college degree and other accomplishments quickly unraveled.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of accomplishment

Noun

That realization led Brown to her first ghost kitchen space before eventually expanding to a food truck, where Mariah’s Taco Spot became known for its birria tacos, taco boxes, wings and creative specialty tacos.

— Evan Moore August 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026
Commenting on the key insights from the Q2 preliminary update, Mariani noted strong oil and gas price realizations in the quarter.

— TipRanks.com, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

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