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 Spectrum/Charter began work as soon as feasible and reached full completion by November 2025. — Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026 In future updates, the platform is expected to integrate an advanced commercial version of the model, further improving depth completion, object boundary detection, and spatial structure understanding. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026 Kunpat said the three men were also dismissed before the completion of their nine-month employment contracts after the attack rendered the ship inoperable. — Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 The front building, protected as a historic landmark, is already undergoing structural stabilization after the completion of interior demolition and the controversial razing of the large auditorium behind it earlier this year. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for completion

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Noun

But improving the golf course was the first step in that evolution and the results are the culmination of a process that started more than a decade ago when Gaines first invited Welling to see the property.

— Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The test, conducted at the Alamogordo air base, was the culmination of the Manhattan Project, the classified American effort to build an atom bomb—before Nazi Germany could do the same.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026

Definition of culmination

Noun

The president of the Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP) said the law is an important step forward, but its long-term success will depend on cooperation between federal, state and local leaders.

— Nakell Williams, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Atlanta’s formula for success included 16 second-chance points, 21 points off turnovers and 35 rebounds.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of success

Noun

Beyond the engineering achievement, the robot doubles as a physical model for testing ideas about real diving birds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 July 2026
The achievement of building a quantum heat engine sets the stage to build an entire autonomous heat engine that can perform jobs like reading qubits without using microwave pulses from temperatures near absolute zero to room temperature.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

Definition of achievement

Noun

The financial industry has debated tokenization for years without widespread implementation.

— Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Manufacturers in Tirupur told Sourcing Journal there had already been months of intensive engagement with British brands as both sides prepared for the agreement’s implementation, working to build capacity ahead of the tariff elimination.

— Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 15 July 2026

Definition of implementation

Noun

His airport arrivals and departures on those trips, especially early in his first administration, drew media attention and coverage.

— Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Optimism also stems from the potential arrival of the Crypto Clarity Act and Circle's recent regulatory approval to establish a national trust bank, signaling positive industry developments.

— Charles Lloyd Bovaird II, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of arrival

Noun

Graham steered 'Big, Beautiful Bill' and ICE funding Before his July 11 death, Graham helped push two major GOP policy accomplishments across the finish line.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 July 2026
Still, Donovan said that the accomplishment of passing bipartisan housing affordability legislation with an overwhelming majority shouldn’t be downplayed.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of accomplishment

Noun

But for many women, the most powerful realization is that their symptoms have a name, and the disease can be managed.

— Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 14 July 2026
That realization has become one of the few bright spots to emerge from an experience that turned his life upside down.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

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