heypolyglot
Italian

complessivo

/kom.plesˈsi.vo/adjectiveB1
Common · Top 3,000

Meaning

overall, total

In a sentence

Il costo complessivo è troppo alto per noi.

The total cost is too high for us.

Hai già visto il quadro complessivo della situazione?

Have you already seen the overall picture of the situation?

Non ho ancora capito il risultato complessivo.

I still haven't understood the overall result.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
complessivomasculine · singular
complessivafeminine · singular
complessivimasculine · plural
complessivefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Often used in formal, business, legal, and academic contexts; in casual speech, totale or in tutto is often more natural.
  • For sums or quantities, complessivo sounds more precise than totale when stressing the overall result of several parts.
  • It agrees with the noun: costo complessivo, spese complessive, importi complessivi.

Related words

Opposites

Explore vocabulary lessons →