finished

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adjective

fin·​ished ˈfi-nisht 

1

a

: entirely done

Are you finished yet?

: brought to a completed state

reviewing a finished manuscript

a finished job

To keep a finished drawing from being smeared or soiled, spray it with a fixative.

—Reader's Digest Crafts & Hobbies

Converting inputs into finished goods and services is the essential function of every economic organization.

—Michael Rothschild

a house with a finished basement/attic [=a basement/attic that has floors, ceilings, and walls like the rooms in the main part of the house]

b

: having reached an unsuccessful or ruinous end

This relationship is over. We're finished!

This scandal means my career is finished.

2

: provided with a finish : having a final treatment or coating on the surface

a shop that sells finished oak furniture

finished wood flooring

3

: marked by the highest quality : consummate

finished workmanship

finished

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past tense and past participle of finish entry 1

Synonyms of finished

Adjective

• completed
• done
• complete
• ended
• up

Examples of finished in a Sentence

Adjective

He started his homework two hours ago and he still isn't finished.

I'll wait here until you're finished.

The job is finally finished.

We were pleased with the finished product.

We're finished! I never want to see you again!

She says she's finished with that guy.

This scandal means that his career is finished.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

For sellers of finished tapes, streaming is the most open door. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Experts from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory evaluated both the manufacturing process and the finished materials before NNSA granted approval to resume production. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Some houses own their tanneries outright and have spent years marking hides so a finished piece can be traced back to a farm. — Maria Brozman, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Including the calibration data, a single finished image requires about 3,000 input frames. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing finished

• finished basement/attic

Rhymes for finished

• diminished
• refinished
• unfinished
• semifinished
• undiminished