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finished

/ˈfɪnɪʃt/adjective2 syllables

Finished means: ended or brought to an end.

Synonyms for finished24

adjective, as in ended or brought to an end

complete, concluded, ended, over, all over, terminated, out-of-the-way, out of the way, done, through, through with, done with, fin de siecle, fin-de-siecle, up

adjective, as in (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

dressed, polished, fattened, fattening, painted, processed, smooth

adjective, as in brought to ruin

ruined, destroyed

adjective, as in (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected

polished

adjective, as in having a surface coating or finish applied

painted

Opposites of finished

unfinished

What does finished mean?5

adjective

1

ended or brought to an end“are you finished?”

2

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state“a finished product”

3

brought to ruin“after the revolution the aristocracy was finished”

4

(of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected“a dazzling and finished piece of writing”

5

having a surface coating or finish applied“the finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with finished?2

three syllables

unfinisheddiminished
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Finished in a sentence

  • Now that you have finished your work, you are free to go home.CK
  • But for your help, we should not have finished in time.unknown
  • Now that you have finished your job, you are free to go home.CK
  • We've finished the work, so we may as well go home.CK
  • Not having finished his work, the clerk couldn't go to the party.CM
  • A few minutes after he finished his work, he went to bed.Eldad
  • After we finished working, we enjoyed talking together.CK
  • Having finished the work, he went to bed.CH

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