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adjective

Definition of donenext
1
as in finished
brought or having come to an end the demanding job was finally done

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2
as in exhausted
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness after bicycling 30 miles we were completely done

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3
as in doomed
facing certain defeat, disaster, or death at this point retailing in the city's downtown is done

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as in extinct
no longer existing the day of the small independent grocer is done

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done

2 of 2

verb

past participle of do
1
as in gone
to be fitting or proper that outfit just won't do for the opera

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as in sufficed
to be enough even half of that amount of sugar will do

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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
Verb
Of course, nobody has ever done this — except the Milwaukee Brewers’ 24-year-old rocket launcher. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The researcher said that this was done so the conclusions reached wouldn't hinge on one set of assumptions. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Surgery is often pancreatic cancer patients’ best option, if it can be done, and his medical team was able to excise the cancer. — Angus Chen, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026 Benton, who was nominated for a Tony in 2017 for the musical Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 and is best known for starring on HBO’s The Gilded Age, had never done a straight play professionally. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 Residents, local advocates, and officials have all acknowledged something needs to be done on the major thoroughfare. — Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026 All of this is best done behind the scenes, denying jihadis easy propaganda victories and limiting the cost to the United States. — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026 Looking at where deals are getting done, almost half of sales of French shows are to buyers in Western Europe. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 But before her death, Christine Moore wasn’t convinced a thorough enough job had been done. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for done
  1. finished
  2. exhausted
  3. doomed
  4. extinct
  5. gone
  6. sufficed
  7. made
  8. decorated
Adjective
  • Sellers with finished films that didn’t earn a slot in the festival itself are now able to host private market screenings of some still big commercial films.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
  • An obsession with discipline—both in the process and finished pieces—has driven her to deliver numerous competition wins for saddlery and wearable arts, and exhibition honors at London's Victoria and Albert Museum.
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of finished
Adjective
  • His exhausted kin of Gainesville, having spent the morning very much alive and the enormity of a half-decade pummeled, agreed.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Health workers at existing treatment centers are also exhausted, said Jeannot Krikeija, who works at an Ebola treatment center in Bunia, Ituri’s capital.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Adjective
  • Once the film was released, critics widely praised Page’s searing performance as the doomed Greek soldier Sinon, and even some of Page’s detractors online were won over by his work.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Nor are our efforts to hire better doomed, even though the odds are stacked against us.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of doomed
Adjective
  • By the ’50s, the accessory that launched a riot was virtually extinct.
    — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 4, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Now the smell has gone, unforgotten by elderly noses but irretrievably extinct.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of extinct
Verb
  • Despite the slower pace of things pre-internet, all 250,000 tickets had gone within nine hours.
    — Devinder Bains, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The two candidates have gone head-to-head in recent weeks over support of police and plans to fight corruption in what’s sure to be one of the top races to watch this fall.
    — Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of gone
Verb
  • For players 20 and older, a full season in the AHL sufficed to accrue a professional season.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • For most, this would have sufficed for nautical recreation.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026
Definition of sufficed
Verb
  • But with backup quarterback Drew Lock in the game, Seattle made only a half-hearted attempt at moving the ball downfield, and instead the second quarter ended with a whimper.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The text is written on parchment made from sheep, fleeced, their hides soaked in lime, stretched and dried.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of made
Verb
  • Each of the hotel’s 32 rooms and three deluxe suites are individually decorated with linen wallcoverings in blue or ochre, parquet floors, mahogany desks, and velvet drapes.
    — Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Interviewing Danny DeVito is like catching up with your grandpa — if your grandpa was one of the most beloved and decorated actors of the last 50 years.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
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