Home › Words › C › completionistcompletionistcompletionist means engaging in completionism.EtymologyFrom completion + -ist.adjEngaging in completionism.e.g.“M did not have this completionist fetish regarding other matters—he would happily leave a meal uneaten and a book half read—but in matters of travel it was something of a matter of pride.” — 2016, Daniel Polansky, “A Sunday Sojurn” (chapter 19), in A City Dreaming, →ISBN:nounA person who practices completionism.e.g.“If you are a Halo completionist and need to experience every moment of the Halo story, you have no choice.” — 2009 September 24, Seth Schiesel, “Visiting New Mombasa? It’s One Dangerous Burg”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.completist 76% match — A collector who strives to obtain a complete collection of some type of thing, especially a fan who aims to own or consume the complete output of a particular author, publisher, musician or band. vs completionist →completism 74% match — A desire to obtain a complete collection of some type of thing. vs completionist →completer 73% match — One who completes something. vs completionist →completionism 71% match — The goal of achieving every objective in a game, as opposed to merely doing enough to win. vs completionist →completive 67% match — Making complete. vs completionist →finisher 62% match — A person who finishes or completes something. vs completionist →completedness 61% match — The quality of being completed. vs completionist →completability 59% match — The condition of being completable. vs completionist →