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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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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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of done
Verb
Know how many times he’s done that inside his own 40 during his Chiefs career? — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 Of course, defining revenue is easier said than done, but if the NBA, NHL and NFL can do it, so can MLB through the use of independent accounting firms. — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 SpaceX has pulled off tower catches of Super Heavy on three occasions to date but has never done so with Ship. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Now that Trump has shown that it can be done, future presidents might also benefit from kleptocratic practices. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026 Both can get the job done, but chemical exfoliants may be too irritating for those with sensitive skin or excessively dry scalps. — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 14 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for done
  1. finished
  2. exhausted
  3. doomed
  4. extinct
  5. gone
  6. sufficed
  7. made
  8. decorated
Adjective
  • At the beginning of Roman's design process, the fuel capacity was chosen to permit a maximum mass of 21,605 pounds (9,800 kilograms), yet the finished spacecraft came in lighter at 17,760 pounds (8,065 kilograms).
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • While a language model can learn from a finished document or piece of code, an agent needs to learn how to choose actions, use tools, respond to intermediate results and recover from mistakes.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of finished
Adjective
  • Visibly exhausted, she’d recently been diagnosed with the Epstein-Barr virus.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Eventually, the Cleveland defense was an exhausted mess with temperatures reaching the mid-90s, but the main point is that the Browns were a mess overall.
    — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Adjective
  • They were commissioned by Life magazine to photograph the doomed town and surrounding valley.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of doomed
Adjective
  • As a paleontologist, Georgalis studies modern snakes to understand the fragmented fossil remains of ancient extinct ones.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Other travel advisors agree that summer travel is not going extinct, but have indeed noticed shifts in terms of where—and when—people are going.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of extinct
Verb
  • That was portrayed in some quarters as a mass exodus, one that would inevitably lead to the remainder of Newcastle’s best players departing as well — if not during the window just gone, then next summer.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • YIMBYism has gone from a fringe concern to an organizing principle for young people priced out of cities.
    — David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 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
  • It’s decorated with symbols and art reminiscent of the Triforce, the golden, in-game relic that can grant any wish.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Yellow tentacles decorated with rhythmic patterns of dots swirl around a room, the patterns echoed on the floor and the walls.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of decorated

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“Done.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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