Synonyms of done
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as in finished
brought or having come to an end
the demanding job was finally done
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as in exhausted
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
after bicycling 30 miles we were completely done
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as in extinct
no longer existing
the day of the small independent grocer is done
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as in made
to carry through (as a process) to completion
do as much as you can and leave the rest
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as in decorated
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
did the living room in French provincial style
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as in managed
to meet one's day-to-day needs
I'm doing just fine
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as in created
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
this neighborhood cleanup effort might just do some good
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as in imitated
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
the laughing partygoers begged their host to do Marlon Brando again
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as in come
to move forward along a course
how are you doing with the house restoration?
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as in performed
to present a portrayal or performance of
she's done Eliza Doolittle on the stage so many times that she can probably play the flower girl in her sleep
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as in cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
did them out of their savings with surprising ease
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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
no one is sure who did them in that alley
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as in happened
to take place
nothing's ever doing in this boring little town
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Recent Examples of done
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Unfortunately for the Trojans, Texas State wasn’t done yet.
—Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Doctors have historically done a bad job counseling patients about weight loss, and many people aren’t comfortable talking to their primary care doctor about it, Ard said.
—Maia Rosenfeld, NBC news, 29 May 2026
All this is work that needs to be done which directly employee’s certain personnel to accomplish these jobs.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Wegovy injections are done with a single-use auto injector, while Zepbound is available as a single-use auto injector, in a single-use vial that is administered via syringe, or in a new device called a KwikPen that can deliver several doses before it is discarded.
—Jody Dushay, STAT, 29 May 2026
Travelers leave with both a finished object and, crucially, the muscle memory of having actually done it — not just watched it being done.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Whitmer is term-limited and will be done after this year.
—Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 29 May 2026
When Erling Haaland started singing Avicii as Declan Rice insisted it wasn’t done — trust the process.
—Zohran Mamdani, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Verb
Tracy acknowledged that the recovery hasn’t gone as smoothly as expected, but emphasized that isn’t because of anything Anthony’s done wrong.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Unfortunately for the Trojans, Texas State wasn’t done yet.
—Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Doctors have historically done a bad job counseling patients about weight loss, and many people aren’t comfortable talking to their primary care doctor about it, Ard said.
—Maia Rosenfeld, NBC news, 29 May 2026
All this is work that needs to be done which directly employee’s certain personnel to accomplish these jobs.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Wegovy injections are done with a single-use auto injector, while Zepbound is available as a single-use auto injector, in a single-use vial that is administered via syringe, or in a new device called a KwikPen that can deliver several doses before it is discarded.
—Jody Dushay, STAT, 29 May 2026
Travelers leave with both a finished object and, crucially, the muscle memory of having actually done it — not just watched it being done.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Whitmer is term-limited and will be done after this year.
—Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 29 May 2026
When Erling Haaland started singing Avicii as Declan Rice insisted it wasn’t done — trust the process.
—Zohran Mamdani, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for done
Adjective
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Even though their scene was complicated to navigate, Stone is thrilled with the finished film.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
3 June 2026
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The overall warmth of the finished basement keeps pulling the family downstairs.—
Jody Garlock,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2026
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International cave-diving teams are navigating jagged, zero-visibility passages while weighing whether to guide the exhausted, untrained villagers underwater or wait for receding floodwaters, echoing dilemmas from Thailand’s 2018 cave rescue.—
Jintamas Saksornchai,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Rice looked exhausted a few weeks back but returned to form as the season reached its climax.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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As the members of the 1986 Rogers Commission interrogate the complex inner workings of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to find what, or who, was responsible for the Challenger’s doomed fate, the show explores Commission member Sally Ride’s (Stewart) personal journey.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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Xavier Becerra has emerged as a front-runner in the governor’s race just two months after his campaign seemed doomed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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The shark, likely an extinct mako species related to today’s great white, appears to have targeted the whale’s head, possibly attempting to access the fat-rich tissues used in echolocation.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Eight crested ibises were released into the wild in a north-central Japanese town, decades after the birds went extinct in the country.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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Healthcare and social assistance – a sector buoyed by an aging population – has gone from driving job gains to propping up the entire labor market.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The rainbow crosswalks along Cedar Springs Road in Dallas may be gone, but community members say their spirit remains strong.—
Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Verb
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He is entitled, dismissive and will go out of his way to say something cruel and condescending when nothing at all would have sufficed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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What sufficed for drama down the stretch was whether May’s team would join Jerry Tarkanian’s 1990 UNLV juggernaut as only the second team to hit triple digits at the Final Four in the modern era.—
Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Videos of climbers waiting in long queues in an area known as the death zone – where the air is too thin to breathe unaided for long – on their way to the summit have once again made headlines, alongside record-breaking ascents from both Nepali and foreign climbers.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Your access will continue until the end of your current subscription after which the cancellation will take effect and no further charges will be made.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
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In a cozy room decorated with guitars on the wall and a keyboard by his side, Peter Frampton is smiling.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Allred described the space as more elevated than a typical dive bar pool hall, decorated with antique brass lighting, leather accents, and deep tones of red and purple.—
Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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