incomplete
Missing some parts
Incomplete means not finished or lacking parts.
An incomplete project remains unfinished.
An incomplete set is missing pieces.
In academics, an incomplete is a temporary grade given when coursework isn't finished by the deadline: She took an incomplete in chemistry to finish her thesis.
Incompletely is the adverb.
Partially completed, abandoned midway
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
- roughUneven in surface
- sketchyIncomplete or suspicious
- rudimentaryIn simplest possible form
undeveloped · abandoned · discontinued · shelved · pending · outstanding · remaining · left
Having flaws or faults
- defectiveHaving inherent faults
- faultyHaving defects or errors
- unsoundWeak or flawed
- brokenDamaged beyond function
damaged · corrupted · garbled · distorted · marred · blemished · compromised · degraded
At earliest developmental stage
- nascentBeginning to develop
- incipientStarting to develop
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- emergingComing into view
fledgling · formative · evolving · maturing · growing · unfolding · preliminary · provisional
Having too little
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- wantingAbsent or insufficient
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
scarce · sparse · meager · limited · short · absent · omitted · gaps
Incomplete portion of whole
- portionDivided share given
- segmentDistinct part of whole
- fractionPart divided by whole
- pieceA portion or segment
section · excerpt · snippet · bit · slice · chunk · shard · component
Not made actual
- unmetNot yet fulfilled
- unattainedNot yet achieved
- unachievedNot yet accomplished
- thwartedPrevented from succeeding
frustrated · unsatisfied · unsuccessful · aborted · failed · unreached · unaccomplished · disappointed
half-done
Partially completed, abandoned midway
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
- roughUneven in surface
- sketchyIncomplete or suspicious
rudimentary · undeveloped · abandoned · discontinued · shelved · pending · outstanding · remaining · left · partial
imperfect
Having flaws or faults
broken · damaged · corrupted · garbled · distorted · marred · blemished · compromised · degraded · eroded
embryonic
At earliest developmental stage
emerging · fledgling · formative · evolving · maturing · growing · unfolding · preliminary · provisional · tentative
deficient
Having too little
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- wantingAbsent or insufficient
missing · scarce · sparse · meager · limited · short · absent · omitted · gaps · holes
fragment
Incomplete portion of whole
piece · section · excerpt · snippet · bit · slice · chunk · shard · component · element
unrealized
Not made actual
- unmetNot yet fulfilled
- unattainedNot yet achieved
- unachievedNot yet accomplished
thwarted · frustrated · unsatisfied · unsuccessful · aborted · failed · unreached · unaccomplished · disappointed · derailed
- game statespaused, loading, ended, active, finished
- incompleteunfinished, partial, fragmentary, half-done, halfway
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, open
- Unfinished Workdraft, outline, prototype, manuscript, blueprint
- Flawedflawed, faulty, defective, broken, imperfect
- in progressunderway, pending, ongoing, active, unfinished
incompletecomplete
Lacking nothing, fully done
finished · completed · done · concluded · accomplished
incompleteexhaustive
Covering all possibilities
thorough · comprehensive · full · complete · thoroughgoing
- incomplete passUncaught forward throw
- incomplete sentenceClause missing essential components
- incomplete gradeTemporary transcript notation
- incomplete dominanceBlended allelic expression
- incomplete combustionBurning with insufficient oxygen
- incomplete informationFacts with gaps
incomplete dominance, incompletely, incompleteness, incompletion, incompletions, incompletes, incompletable