as in deficient
lacking some necessary part
an incomplete puzzle that has several pieces missing
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Recent Examples of incomplete
In it, Sarah (Driver) feels incomplete without the child that has been promised to her and her husband, Abraham (Donovan), by God.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 July 2025
LLMs have no inherent sense of what is true, and so false or incomplete information will be reproduced as fact.
—Cecilia Hult, Fortune, 15 July 2025
Hope Florida, the First Lady’s signature initiative, appears disorganized at best, with poor planning, incomplete records and no clear operational transparency.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025
My trip to Bengaluru was incomplete without meeting her.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 July 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 July 2025
LLMs have no inherent sense of what is true, and so false or incomplete information will be reproduced as fact.
—Cecilia Hult, Fortune, 15 July 2025
Hope Florida, the First Lady’s signature initiative, appears disorganized at best, with poor planning, incomplete records and no clear operational transparency.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025
My trip to Bengaluru was incomplete without meeting her.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incomplete
Adjective
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According to a Science Direct article, Western diets are deficient in fiber and essential micronutrients, contributing to gut imbalances, chronic inflammation, and metabolic dysfunction.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Something like 95 percent of people are deficient in fiber.—
Hali Bey Ramdene,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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The mission of many SEL programs reflects a view that instilling grade assessed knowledge is only a partial goal of education and that the classroom is the first opportunity for many students to interact with others of various backgrounds, beliefs and abilities.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Estimating the number of QAnon believers is difficult because many individuals do not openly identify with the movement, and those who do often hold a range of loosely connected or partial beliefs rather than adhering to a consistent or uniform ideology.—
Art Jipson,
The Conversation,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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And yet, that’s exactly what Instagram is now encouraging: to share the imperfect, the unfinished, the vulnerable.—
Bryanna Symone,
Essence,
10 July 2025
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Just remember that all-purpose cleaner is not suited for porous materials like wood, stone, or any unfinished surface.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Kosinski, who filmed actual F1 contests, scores on atmosphere but stages the races in a way that’s fragmentary and at times confusing, without giving us a clear enough picture of how each driver is trying to maneuver.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 June 2025
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But while scientists have since identified other fragmentary remains, it’s never been enough to fully put a face to the name—despite the fact that Denisovans passed on some of their genes to modern day Melanesian people.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
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 30 Jul. 2025.
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