done 1 of 2

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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2
as in sufficed
to be enough even half of that amount of sugar will do

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3
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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4
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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9
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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10
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
Once you're done moving about for the day, settle into the deluxe oceanfront room—the resort's most popular—and lie on your bed beneath the 16-foot-high wood ceilings, watching the waves lap the beach out your picture window. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026 Mitchell said that while she was heartened by the fact that such lawsuits are being filed less frequently, there is still work to be done, hence the necessity of the motion approved Tuesday. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026 Stairs thought their accidental band was done, but Malkmus had planned ahead. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026 Others are just hoping something will be done to bring costs down. — Payton May, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026 The highs, the lows, the new, the scary, the never been done before. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2026 Smith said the department does not yet have a dollar figure for the amount of damage done. — Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026 France’s national blood service, which 1,900 hospitals rely on, said Tuesday that hackers raised the temperature at cold storage units, but the attack was thwarted before any damage was done. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026 In the evening draw, when the day is done, the lucky numbers were 1, 2, 10,17 and 23. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for done
  1. finished
  2. exhausted
  3. doomed
  4. extinct
  5. gone
  6. sufficed
  7. made
  8. decorated
Adjective
  • That figure is an estimate from the research team, not the price of a finished device.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Despite having a finished screenplay, securing a green light proved elusive.
    — Simon Bland, IndieWire, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of finished
Adjective
  • Back home, though, his wife Chloe (Kristen Gutoskie) was eight months pregnant and exhausted.
    — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026
  • McCarthy claimed the condition had compromised her body's ability to fight infections, leaving her physically and emotionally exhausted.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Adjective
  • Lula, an 81-year-old incumbent and a fixture of Brazil’s left for decades, looked doomed.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • This housing raid would put roughly 150,000 homes under the government’s control — about seven percent of Berlin’s housing supply — in what would no doubt be a doomed effort to curb rising rents.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of doomed
Adjective
  • That means that Olympus Mons, the extinct Martian volcano that at around 16 miles (26 kilometers) above the surrounding Martian plains is the largest mountain in the solar system, may in fact be a slumbering giant.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The creature belonged to an extinct group of marine animals called belemnites, which were related to modern squid and octopuses.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of extinct
Verb
  • This lyrical additive, in the past, has gone a long way toward cutting Wavves’ sugary juvenilia with charming self-awareness.
    — Larry Fitzmaurice, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Still, school board elections have come and gone, and the committee’s chair, Jitu Brown, has lost his seat.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of gone
Verb
  • Still, this particular ban didn’t need to go in the Constitution – a simple law would have sufficed or, better yet, allowing the CPW board to determine if these traps were too inhumane to allow.
    — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of sufficed
Verb
  • Veteran forward Troy Terry made his season debut for the Ducks after missing 18 games while recovering from hip surgery in June.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Republicans made gains with young voters, Hispanics and Black people in 2024, but those gains were reversed as the conflict with Iran and its economic repercussions dragged on.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of made
Verb
  • Baristas in Lima, the capital, were offering cappuccinos decorated with the image of the pope.
    — Luis Andres Henao, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The Billboard Hot 100 is decorated with both spiderwebs and mistletoe, thanks to hits central to Halloween and Christmas.
    — Gary Trust, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of decorated

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“Done.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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