uncompleted

/ˌʌnkəmˈpliːtɪd/ (bre, ipa) · [ˌʌnkəmplˈitɪd] /ˌʌnkəmˈpliːtɪd/ (ame, ipa) · [ˌʌnkəmplˈitɪd] /ˌən-kəm-ˈplē-təd How to pronounce uncompleted (audio)/ (ame, mw)

uncompleted — adjective

  • uncompletedpositive
  • more uncompletedcomparative
  • most uncompletedsuperlative

1. If a task, document, or project is uncompleted, it was started but left before t

1.形容詞B2
釋義

If a task, document, or project is uncompleted, it was started but left before the final stage, so more work is still needed.

例句

Nadia saved the grant form as an uncompleted draft after the website crashed.

uncompleted + noun in formal writing

The museum kept several uncompleted sketches by the painter in a locked drawer.

同義詞
  • unfinished

    more common and neutral in everyday English

  • incomplete

    commoner in formal writing; often stresses that parts are missing

  • pending

    suggests the work is waiting for action or a decision, not partly done

反義詞

文法句型

uncompleted + noun

leave + object + uncompleted

remain/stay uncompleted

用法筆記

More formal and much less common than 'unfinished' or 'incomplete'. It appears most often in written reports, academic comments, and administrative contexts, especially with nouns such as task, form, project, or draft.

常見錯誤

❌We left the form uncomplete.
✅We left the form uncompleted.
💡English uses 'uncompleted,' not the nonstandard adjective 'uncomplete'; in everyday speech, 'incomplete' is often more natural.