Incomplete — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not complete or total; not completed

not yet finished

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋkəmplˈiːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋkəmplˈiːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋkəmplˈiːt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪŋkəmplˈiːt/.

Examples

an incomplete account of his life
political consequences of incomplete military success
an incomplete forward pass

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

uncompleted uncomplete

Antonyms

complete

Parts of Speech

adjective	not complete or total; not completed “an incomplete account of his life”
adjective	not yet finished “his thesis is still incomplete”

Word Forms

incompleteness

noun

the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unvollständig

nicht vollständig oder vollständig; nicht abgeschlossen

🇫🇷French

incomplet

pas complet ou total ; pas terminé

🇪🇸Spanish

incompleto

no completo o total; no completado

🇮🇹Italian

incompleto

non completo o totale; non completato

🇳🇱Dutch

onvolledig

niet compleet of totaal; niet voltooid

🇵🇹Portuguese

incompleto

não completo ou total; não concluído

🇷🇺Russian

неполный

не полный или тотальный; не завершено

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधूरा

पूर्ण या समग्र नहीं; पूरा नहीं हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

অসম্পূর্ণ

সম্পূর্ণ বা মোট নয়; সম্পূর্ণ হয়নি

🇮🇳Tamil

முழுமையற்றது

முழுமையான அல்லது மொத்தமாக இல்லை; முடிக்கப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంపూర్ణమైన

పూర్తి లేదా మొత్తం కాదు; పూర్తి కాలేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अपूर्ण

पूर्ण किंवा एकूण नाही; पूर्ण झाले नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપૂર્ણ

સંપૂર્ણ અથવા સંપૂર્ણ નથી; પૂર્ણ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪೂರ್ಣ

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಅಥವಾ ಒಟ್ಟು ಅಲ್ಲ; ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಂಡಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപൂർണ്ണമായ

പൂർണ്ണമോ പൂർണ്ണമോ അല്ല; പൂർത്തിയായിട്ടില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਧੂਰਾ

ਪੂਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਕੁੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ; ਪੂਰਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਇਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

نامکمل

مکمل یا مکمل نہیں؛ مکمل نہیں ہوا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不完整的

不完整或不完整；未完成

🇯🇵Japanese

不完全

完全ではない、または完全ではない。未完了

🇰🇷Korean

불완전한

완전하지도 총체적이지도 않다. 완료되지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không đầy đủ

không đầy đủ hoặc toàn bộ; chưa hoàn thành

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สมบูรณ์

ไม่สมบูรณ์หรือทั้งหมด ยังไม่เสร็จ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak lengkap

tidak lengkap atau total; tidak selesai

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi kumpleto

hindi kumpleto o kabuuan; hindi natapos

🇲🇾Malay

tidak lengkap

tidak lengkap atau keseluruhan; tidak selesai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مكتمل

غير كامل أو كلي؛ لم يكتمل

🇮🇷Persian

ناقص

کامل یا کامل نیست؛ تکمیل نشده است

🇹🇷Turkish

tamamlanmamış

tam veya toplam değil; tamamlanmadı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא שָׁלֵם

לא שלם או כולל; לא הושלם

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