Complete and Defective

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Complete

Complete adjective - Not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it.
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Defective is an antonym for complete in topics: finished, utter, total.
Nearby Words: completely, completed, complement, completion, completeness

Defective

Defective adjective - Having a fault.
Usage example: promptly took the defective microwave oven back to the store for a replacement
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Complete is an antonym for defective.
Nearby Words: defect, defection, defector, defecting, defectively
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  • Hange quickly points out that's not how amnesia works; she'd instead have loss of self-awareness or defective short-term memory, not a complete memory loss.
    Source: Reality Ensues / Fan Fic
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Defective and Complete. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/complete/defective
Complete & Defective. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/complete/defective>.
Defective or Complete. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/complete/defective.

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