as in deficient
lacking some necessary part
an incomplete puzzle that has several pieces missing
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Recent Examples of incomplete
Student loans can be denied for a variety of reasons — a low credit score, income, or even something as simple as incomplete paperwork.
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Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
However, the Jets ran the ball 10 times on their 12-play drive, with Fields’ only pass being incomplete to Garrett Wilson on 3rd and 10.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
This is just one case, but the slow, incomplete revelation of the truth is raising serious questions about transparency, and damaging public trust.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
The construction for the project went slower than anticipated, and was incomplete in anticipation of flooding season, according to the Association of State Dam Safety Officials.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
However, the Jets ran the ball 10 times on their 12-play drive, with Fields’ only pass being incomplete to Garrett Wilson on 3rd and 10.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
This is just one case, but the slow, incomplete revelation of the truth is raising serious questions about transparency, and damaging public trust.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
The construction for the project went slower than anticipated, and was incomplete in anticipation of flooding season, according to the Association of State Dam Safety Officials.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incomplete
Adjective
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Aid distribution in Gaza has not always been this deficient, or fatal.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
26 July 2025
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The 11 dimensions of character can manifest in deficient and excess states as shown in Table 1.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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The prehistoric remains — consisting of a partial skull with teeth and ear bones — were discovered on the rocky shores of Victoria by Ross Dullard, a local resident, in 2019.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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The partial solar eclipse will occur Sept. 21, 2025, NASA said.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In October of that year, the Jayhawks played their first games in the unfinished stadium, including victories over Kansas State and Missouri.—
Randy Mason
August 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 Aug. 2025
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Waits and Wilson reunited in 1992 to stage an opera inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland—which Waits alludes to in his message—then again in 2000 for a musical adaptation of Georg Büchner’s unfinished play Woyzeck.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This fragmentary plot is haunted by disconcerting echoes of the second World War and the Holocaust.—
Celia Bell
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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The fishless tanks, which emit white noise and are bathed in the violet lighting of 1980s Hong Kong, encourage visitors to reflect on the fragmentary nature of time and memory.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
24 June 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,
Discover Magazine,
12 Apr. 2011
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“Incomplete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incomplete. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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