Complete and Mere

Complete

Complete adjective - Not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it.

Mere and complete are semantically related In some cases you can use "Mere" instead an adjective "Complete".

Mere

Mere adjective - Being this and no more.

Complete and mere are semantically related in absolute topic. Sometimes you can use "Complete" instead an adjective "Mere".

Nearby Word: merely

Both words in one sentence

  • A mere 12 of Ben and Polly's 36 appearances have survived, including just one complete story (The War Machines, in which they were not yet considered "companions"; their most complete story as companions is The Tenth Planet).
  • Not mere incapacitation from blindness, but sensory overload so complete the subjects are entirely overwhelmed.
  • Visual Novel / G-Senjou no Maou Big Damn Heroes: Chapter 5 is officially kicked off with Kyousuke saving Haru from Maou, who had her disarmed, defenseless, and mere moments from complete suffocation.
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