consummate
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Synonyms & Antonyms for consummate
Synonyms: Adjective
accomplished, ace, adept, compleat, complete, crack, crackerjack, educated, experienced, expert, good, great, master, masterful, masterly, practiced (also practised), professed, proficient, skilled, skillful, versed, veteran, virtuoso
Synonyms: Verb
complete, finalize, finish, perfect, polish
Antonyms: Adjective
amateur, amateurish, inexperienced, inexpert, jackleg, unprofessional, unseasoned, unskilled, unskillful
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Examples of consummate in a Sentence
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… Berg, the consummate schmoozer, was the perfect spy for the job. — Dick Teresi, New York Times Book Review, 24 July 1994 To thrive in science, you must be both a consummate collaborator and a relentless competitor. — Natalie Angier, New York Times Book Review, 6 Nov. 1988 The rest of his life (he lived for a few more years) was one great consummate silence. — R. K. Narayan, "Under the Banyan Tree," in The Story and Its Writer, edited by Ann Charters, 1987 "How dare you!" Natalie screamed, in consummate frustration … — Joseph Wambaugh, The Black Marble, l978 He plays the piano with consummate skill. consummate cabinetmakers, they produced desks and chests of drawers that are now regarded as masterpieces of American furnitureVerb
In part she had loved him for that, loved the tender understanding with which he had acquiesced to her wish not to consummate their relationship out of wedlock. — Dorothy West, The Wedding, 1995 Once the sale was consummated, a thorough housecleaning took place in the advertising department … — Brendan Gill, New York Times Book Review, 4 Oct. 1987 By prolonging the suspense and terror, he was needlessly delaying the reconciliation he himself was yearning so dearly to consummate. — Joseph Heller, God Knows, 1984 The bargaining process went on for a few days, but the deal was never consummated. Their happiness was consummated when their son was born.
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Before there was Marshawn Lynch or Adrian Peterson, there was the NFL’s consummate power back: Earl Campbell. — The Si Staff, SI.com, "100 Figures Who Shaped the NFL’s First Century," 28 Aug. 2019 And their MTV Video Music Awards performance was consummate fan service. — Scottie Andrew, CNN, "Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello teased and twirled at the 2019 VMAs. But kiss. They. Did. NOT.," 27 Aug. 2019 What makes her images so alive is the consummate craftsmanship that goes into them—the hand, which knows things that the mind does not. — Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, "Vija Celmins’s Surface Matters," 26 Aug. 2019 Ever the consummate professional, Patty had only taken a short leave of absence for surgeries to treat breast cancer before returning to work. — courant.com, "Community News For The Wethersfield Edition," 22 Aug. 2019 Always the consummate gentleman, Dwaine Willett was a big man with a big heart. — orlandosentinel.com, "Deaths in Central Florida: 8/22," 21 Aug. 2019 In an interesting play for the consummate marketing powerhouse, For Scores isn't being overtly branded as a Disney product. — Cathy Applefeld Olson, Billboard, "Disney Music Group Jumps Into Podcasting With 'For Scores' Interview Series," 20 Aug. 2019 All of that was a breeze for Cutting because McDermott was a consummate professional throughout the entire process. — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, "Vikings’ Austin Cutting gets job and view of how to handle getting cut like a pro," 12 Aug. 2019 Andy is a consummate professional who puts gre