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 rule also shortens the grace period for F-1 students after graduation or program completion from 60 days to 30 days. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 July 2026 If court delays last into September, LA Metro says that would postpone project completion until after the LA 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 20 July 2026 That timing depends on the successful completion of the ongoing certification program. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026 Another subcontractor involved in the project echoed Sciame’s assessment, telling Curbed that most large-scale construction projects involve a rush toward completion. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for completion

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Noun

The day’s protest, which marked the culmination of weeks of building momentum, then escalated in clashes with authorities.

— Connor Greene, Time, 22 July 2026
This latest development marks the culmination of a year of attempts at safeguarding the LuisaViaRoma business.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

Definition of culmination

Noun

Norway enjoyed their best World Cup ever, reaching the quarter-finals and beating Brazil along the way, and Haaland was at the centre of their success.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Once a deeply impoverished and remote region, Fuping county has been a posterchild for success in Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s poverty alleviation campaign over the previous decade – and officials are keen to continue to find ways to boost growth.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of success

Noun

Spang’s description of retailers as quality gatekeepers captures the category’s achievement.

— Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
At his final Prime Minister’s Questions session in Parliament on Wednesday, Starmer defended his government’s record on the international stage — especially its support for Ukraine — and its domestic policy achievements.

— Jill Lawless, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Definition of achievement

Noun

The hearings often result in displays of key evidence, including crime scene photos and items recovered after the execution of search warrants.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Adobe was cut to sell from hold, citing execution risk from leadership and business model transitions.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Definition of execution

Noun

For now, Kallianpur said investors appear to be treating the two-year implementation period as breathing room rather than an immediate disruption.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 22 July 2026
Trump, in his meeting with Aoun, did not speak much about the pilot zone going into its implementation phase, but pledged to support Lebanon without going into details.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of implementation

Noun

The excise falls on the remainder, the senders without accounts, who skew toward the newest arrivals, the lowest earners and the undocumented.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Somehow neither the two chaperone teachers on the trip, flighty Viktorija (Tihana Lazovic) and lumpish Markus (Branislav Trifunovic), nor the coach’s driver notice Bogdanovic’s arrival.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026

Definition of arrival

Noun

That realization inspired the now-iconic satin jacket with the gold scorpion on the back, an idea Refn traced to Kenneth Anger’s Scorpio Rising.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
Duncan also helped support the realization of the Whitney Museum’s centennial celebrations for Pousette-Dart in 2016, as well as organizing the first exhibition of the artist’s photography.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026

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