as in deficient
lacking some necessary part
an incomplete puzzle that has several pieces missing
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Recent Examples of incomplete
But this narrative of the USMNT winning formula is, at worst, wrong and at best, incomplete.
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Michael Morris,
Time,
1 July 2026
Clint says that the easy ones have growth stories — with annual recurring revenue, strong consensus, social proof — while the best opportunities often have uncertainty, complexity, disagreement, temporary problems and incomplete information.
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Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2026
No detail, no matter how incomplete or far-fetched, was irrelevant to their search.
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Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
And for now the President’s House remains conspicuously incomplete.
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Danny Freeman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for incomplete
Michael Morris,
Time,
1 July 2026
Clint says that the easy ones have growth stories — with annual recurring revenue, strong consensus, social proof — while the best opportunities often have uncertainty, complexity, disagreement, temporary problems and incomplete information.
—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2026
No detail, no matter how incomplete or far-fetched, was irrelevant to their search.
—
Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
And for now the President’s House remains conspicuously incomplete.
—
Danny Freeman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for incomplete
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incomplete
Adjective
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About 220,000 need major repair or replacement, and 41,677 are rated poor, also called structurally deficient.
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What is often misunderstood is that any of these virtuous behaviors can manifest as deficient vices when underdeveloped and as excess vices when strong but unsupported by the other 10 character dimensions, as evidenced by Steve Jobs.
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Instead, the moon will appear to take a bite from the sun, with the most significant partial views in Alaska, Atlantic Canada, and parts of New England.
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Hassan said Salah underwent physiotherapy this week and an evaluation from the medical team before rejoining the team for a partial practice on Wednesday.
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From politics to philanthropy, healthcare to higher education, Black women continue to confront double standards that reveal the unfinished work of democracy itself.
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Her words prove true throughout his interview, during which Glover opens up for the first time about his life with Alzheimer's disease, often toggling between unfinished thoughts and poetic personal tangents.
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Some lives are permitted to remain fragmentary.
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That hypothesis remains tentative; the fossil record is fragmentary enough that ruling out opportunistic or scavenging behavior is difficult.
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This would generate a cloud of hot gases and fragmental volcanic material, which could then move downslope gravitationally.
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“Incomplete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incomplete. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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