as in deficient
lacking some necessary part
an incomplete puzzle that has several pieces missing
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Recent Examples of incomplete
Haro’s plea represents a partial resolution, but advocates say justice remains incomplete.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
This suggests that the materials that originally formed the proto-Earth are yet to be discovered, meaning that the current meteorite inventory is incomplete.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Herbert was nearly sacked on first down, barely getting a pass away that was intended for wide receiver Ladd McConkey and fell incomplete.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Sponsor is not responsible for illegible, incomplete or stolen Entries or Entries or that are processed late or are lost or deleted due to computer or electronic malfunction, or other error.
—Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
This suggests that the materials that originally formed the proto-Earth are yet to be discovered, meaning that the current meteorite inventory is incomplete.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Herbert was nearly sacked on first down, barely getting a pass away that was intended for wide receiver Ladd McConkey and fell incomplete.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Sponsor is not responsible for illegible, incomplete or stolen Entries or Entries or that are processed late or are lost or deleted due to computer or electronic malfunction, or other error.
—Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incomplete
Adjective
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In the meantime, Jones has been carrying a run-deficient offense to the tune of 313 yards per game — the most in the NFL.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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At least 1,235 miles of the city’s sidewalks, or about 40%, are considered deficient.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Among the injuries the child suffered, Hestrin said, were a partial bone fracture of the skull, a brain hemorrhage and injuries to the ribs and legs.—
Madeline Morrison,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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This means the public will only get a partial truth.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In 2023, the pastor faced another backlash after he was sued by the city of Detroit because a new sanctuary on Woodward Avenue had remained unfinished for years, FOX affiliate WJBK reported at the time.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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What’s left unfinished in the hidden corners of your psyche?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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White’s fragmentary response forms the core of the story that was used to convict him.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The plume is made of three things: (1) steam - a lot of it; (2) ash - fine, fragmental pieces of silicate glass, not stuff from your backyard BBQ (which is burned carbon); (3) volcanic gases like CO2, SO2, H2S and others.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
22 May 2011
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This would generate a cloud of hot gases and fragmental volcanic material, which could then move downslope gravitationally.—
Erik Klemetti,
WIRED,
12 Apr. 2011
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“Incomplete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incomplete. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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