compleat

adjective

kəm-ˈplēt How to pronounce compleat (audio)
Definition of compleatnext
1
as in skillful
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor a training course that transformed the former technophobe into the compleat computer geek almost overnight

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2
as in complete
not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it an exhaustive how-to guide for anyone planning the compleat wedding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compleat
  1. skillful
  2. complete
  3. skilled
  4. whole
  5. proficient
  6. entire
  7. adept
  8. full
Adjective
  • There are dozens of really skillful clergy and educators in this country who are doing this all the time, and it can be done.
    Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
  • As Bears coach, Ditka was confident enough in his position to accept the involvement of the irascible, disrespectful but skillful defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan as necessary to the team’s Super Bowl success.
    Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of skillful
Adjective
  • With restaurants closed, and a complete ban on having people outside of your bubble—let alone chefs—in your home, their entire business model disappeared overnight.
    Lela London, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Stage 4: In the final stage, there's complete cirrhosis.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of complete
Adjective
  • That’s possible because North America also has the world’s best higher education and skilled labor pool.
    Chris Turlica, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Mansouri added that Australia’s migration system emphasizes skilled migration and targets individuals with experience and qualifications in high-demand occupations.
    Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of skilled
Adjective
  • Who wants a sharp pry sticking them in the leg the whole hike, only to have its thin, weird, undersized knife come up short on the most basic of cutting tasks?
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Even those folks out there who want to eliminate government waste still expect their payments and services to come whole and on time.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of whole
Adjective
  • The diffuser and flyaway tamers were both proficient in controlling strands gone awry and helped dry our hair evenly.
    Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Any proficient software developer or AI specialist would right away be suspicious that the simplest of entries is causing lengthy latency.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of proficient
Adjective
  • For wake-up routines, the sound kicks on once the Shine 300's light has fully brightened, while the evening routine will play your sound of choice the entire time.
    Nena Farrell, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The right-handed, two-time American League All Star, has spent his entire career pitching in the Cleveland organization.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of entire
Adjective
  • Headland, the Russian Doll co-creator and Star Wars: The Acolyte creator making her Broadway debut with Cult Of Love, is adept at keeping the dialogue crisp, funny and fast-moving, even if the pile-up of personalities, crises, conflicts and very hard feelings grows schematic and a bit predictable.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Corral was already adept at getting to the basket and making plays with her midrange game as well.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of adept
Adjective
  • The fields of law and insurance are extremely complicated for the layperson, with documents full of terms and concepts that may as well be a foreign language to those unfamiliar with them.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Inside the exam hall, a big room with long windows, full of quiet, Gabriel felt unfettered.
    Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of full
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Thesaurus Entries Near compleat

complaisant

compleat

complement

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