Synonyms of finishes

finishes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of finish

1

as in completes

to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done

we should finish the painting of the house by tomorrow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• completes
• finalizes
• accomplishes
• fulfills
• fulfils
• executes
• perfects
• polishes
• consummates
• gets through
• does
• achieves
• improves
• performs
• sticks out
• effects
• refines
• enhances
• follows through (with)
• carries out
• shines
• amends
• machines
• enriches
• carries through
• discharges
• rounds (off or out)
• ameliorates
• betters
• meliorates
• touches up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drops
• abandons
• quits
• discontinues
• deserts
• forsakes

2

as in ends

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point

we'll finish the concert before dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ends
• concludes
• completes
• closes
• rounds (off or out)
• winds up
• terminates
• wraps up
• climaxes
• rings down the curtain (on)
• closes out
• puts paid to
• crowns
• consummates
• perfects
• suspends
• stops
• halts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• begins
• starts
• opens
• commences
• inaugurates

3

as in stops

to come to an end

the three-day race finished yesterday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ends
• stops
• concludes
• expires
• ceases
• halts
• passes
• closes
• terminates
• dies
• goes
• determines
• elapses
• lapses
• stalls
• winds up
• breaks off
• discontinues
• quits
• leaves off
• breaks up
• winks (out)
• lets up
• pauses
• dead-ends
• stays
• bites the dust
• suspends
• refrains (from)
• packs (up or in)
• breaks down
• cuts out
• lays off (of)
• desists (from)
• gives over
• knocks off
• abates
• winds down
• conks (out)
• peters (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• persists
• hangs on
• extends
• prolongs
• draws out
• protracts

finishes

2 of 2

noun

plural of finish

1

as in endings

the last part of a process or action

a pie-eating contest is the fair's traditional finish

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endings
• ends
• conclusions
• finales
• closes
• culminations
• climaxes
• closings
• finises
• consummations
• windups
• grand finales
• tops
• endgames
• cappers
• mop-ups
• homestretches
• wrap-ups
• crescendoes
• pinnacles
• crescendos
• peaks
• crescendi
• tip-tops
• crowns
• copestones
• summits
• high-water marks
• apices
• zeniths
• capstones
• coups de grace
• acmes
• apexes
• epilogs
• codas
• anticlimaxes
• aftermaths
• epilogues
• postscripts
• tail ends
• meridians
• tag ends
• coups de grâce
• shanks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• starts
• beginnings
• openings
• baselines
• dawns
• day ones
• introductions
• prefaces
• overtures
• nascencies
• nascences
• preludes
• preambles
• prologues
• forewords
• prologs

2

as in halts

the stopping of a process or activity

an all-out fight right to the finish

Synonyms & Similar Words

• halts
• endings
• ends
• cessations
• closes
• stops
• conclusions
• stays
• closures
• ceases
• shutdowns
• terminations
• stoppages
• offsets
• closedowns
• arrests
• cutoffs
• arrestments
• discontinuances
• discontinuations
• pauses
• lapses
• checks
• shutoffs
• expirations
• surceases
• suspensions
• interruptions
• phaseouts
• mop-ups
• breaks
• layoffs
• moratoriums
• moratoria
• standstills
• letups
• abeyances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuations
• continuances
• extensions
• prolongations
• persistences