Meaning & use
sense of completion
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Meaning
phrasesingular
the good feeling you get when you have finished something completely.
Grammar: Used with an or the: a sense of completion. It is not used in the plural in this meaning.
Patterns
- a sense of completion
- feel a sense of completion
- give someone a sense of completion
When she typed the last word of her essay, she felt a quiet sense of completion.
Finishing the marathon gave him a deep sense of completion.
There was a real sense of completion in the room after the final exam.
Common combinations
- feel a sense of completion
- I felt a sense of completion after handing in my project.
- a deep sense of completion
- Painting the last wall gave her a deep sense of completion.
- a quiet sense of completion
- He closed the book with a quiet sense of completion.
- give someone a sense of completion
- Crossing the finish line gave the runners a sense of completion.
Synonyms and how they differ
- satisfaction
- Satisfaction is broader and can come from any good result, while a sense of completion specifically comes from finishing something.
- fulfillment
- Fulfillment is a deeper, long-term feeling about your life or work; a sense of completion is more about one finished task.
Commonly confused: sense of completion or completion?
sense of completion vs completion
Completion is the fact or act of finishing something; a sense of completion is the feeling that comes with it.
Practice
After she finished the last page of her novel, she felt a strong ___.
Choose one answer.
'Sense of completion' is the fixed phrase for the feeling of having finished something. 'Sense for completion' uses the wrong preposition, and 'completion sense' and 'complete sense' are not natural English phrases.
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