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 However, Gellar ultimately confirmed that the show was not moving forward after the completion of the pilot. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 Over the last two years, the global refining footprint expanded on paper by 400,000 to 700,000 barrels per day due to megaproject completions in China, India, and Africa. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 In coverage, Johnson allowed six completions in 11 targets for 63 yards and two touchdowns. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 Burrow’s 18-yard completion to Tee Higgins to the Bucs 26 on second-and-10 put it out of reach. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for completion

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Noun

The voting is supposed to be the culmination of their work and ensure that a consensus has been reached.

— Esther King, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026
His dismissal wasn’t so much the result of one outburst or misstep, the person told The Times, but the culmination of a season’s worth of issues that boiled over in the wake of the Nebraska loss.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of culmination

Noun

Even with their reluctance to run, the Tigers rank last with a 69 percent success rate on steals.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
But, Pace says, those successes also should raise questions among policymakers about whether and why a civil government agency such as NASA needs to operate launch sites in the first place.

— Elizabeth Howell, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of success

Noun

Wherever possible, quantify your achievements with metrics and include recognizable brands or clients.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
LaBute, whose filmography includes In the Company of Men (1997), Your Friends & Neighbors (1998), Nurse Betty (2000), Some Velvet Morning (2013), and House of Darkness (2022), will also receive a lifetime achievement honor at the fest.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of achievement

Noun

What ‘Higher-Performance Marketing’ Means Higher-performance marketing is not measured by speed of execution.

— George Couris, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
This, together with the execution of Lyanna’s father and oldest brother by Rhaegar’s father, the titular Mad King Aerys II, spurs Lyanna’s betrothed, Robert Baratheon (Callum Woodhouse), to move against Aerys.

— Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of execution

Noun

But any system for sports that isn’t negotiated by labor—the athletes—is bound to bring about implementation and interpretation disagreements and, in some cases, litigation.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
The Democratic Republic of Congo sought to speed up the implementation of a strategic mining partnership with the US, which is looking to rival China’s influence in Africa.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of implementation

Noun

Before his arrival, their only true power forward on the roster was Trey Lyles, who spent last season playing in Europe.

— Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The program is called Gateside by TSA PreCheck, allowing non-passengers to be at airport gates for arrivals and departures.

— Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of arrival

Noun

Still, with all the aforementioned accomplishments, and decades later, Steinem said that her naysayers used her bunny work in an attempt to discredit her.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
To Morrison, as well as to the filmmakers, this awful backstory makes something cathartic of his accomplishment.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of accomplishment

Noun

The song was born of the realization that, as a professional entertainer and family breadwinner from the age of 9 — born to loving but woefully unprepared teen parents — Becky stepped in as head of the household.

— Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
In his mind, the shift towards that realization was noticeably dramatic.

— Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

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