incompletion

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noun

The state or quality of not being complete.

“Their strong defense forced three incompletions from the other team.”

Similar
incompletenessnoncompletenessnoncompletionuncompletednessuncompletionunfinishunfinishedness
Opposite
completion
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Meanings

nounincompletion (countable and uncountable, plural incompletions)

plural incompletions

  1. uncountableThe state or quality of not being complete.
  2. countableSomething which is not completed.
  3. countableAmerican footballA forward pass which is not caught inbounds by the intended receiver.

    Their strong defense forced three incompletions from the other team.

Synonyms & antonyms

state of being not complete

Similar
incompleteness
Similar
noncompletenessnoncompletionuncompletednessuncompletionunfinishunfinishedness
Opposite
completion
Narrower
semicompletion
Also see
incompletenessunfinishedness

Origin

From in- + completion or incomplete + -ion

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Cite this entry
APA

incompletion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incompletion

MLA

“incompletion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incompletion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incompletion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incompletion.

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