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 Six of 21 completions against the Miami defense went for at least 15 yards. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026 On a recent Sunday evening at Nakato Japanese Restaurant near Buckhead, a group of students and faculty gathered for dinner, celebrating the students’ recent completion of a unique academic achievement. — Nila Roper, AJC.com, 6 Sep. 2026 The Twin Towers were the tallest buildings in the world for a very short period of time — from their completion in 1973 until they were surpassed by the Sears Tower the following year. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Excluding the Hail Mary, Underwood had 11 completions on 21 pass attempts for 123 yards. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for completion

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Noun

The court’s decision will mark the culmination of the fight against the map.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
The culmination of a $4 billion project, the observatory is now on its way to a distant orbit beyond the moon.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 31 Aug. 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

The completion of the Dolphin AIP programme therefore represents a considerable engineering achievement for TKMS, according to the company.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
The Cinecon Legacy Award is an honor given by the Cinecon Classic Film Festival to entertainment professionals for their lifetime achievements and contributions to the motion picture and entertainment industries.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of achievement

Noun

And post-race Hamilton again noted how Ferrari’s teamwork execution wasn’t handled well — on Saturday or Sunday.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Reducing those delays could allow more accelerators to function as one execution environment.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of execution

Noun

Whenever possible, leaders should test workflows, involve frontline employees in the evaluation process and consider the full lifecycle cost of implementation, integration, support, upgrades and maintenance.

— Paul Toomey, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
The council eventually agreed in May to delay implementation of the minimum wage increase by 18 months in exchange for the business coalition withdrawing the gross receipts measure.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of implementation

Noun

Their arrival is also welcome for many locals, battered by the economic impact of the Iran war their American visitors were fighting.

— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Supporters point to more than 1 million additional jobs, lower unemployment, tighter public finances and a decline in migrant arrivals as evidence that the unusual period of continuity has produced tangible results.

— Silvia Stellacci, Los Angeles Times, 4 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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