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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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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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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
Once dinner is done, just pop it in the dishwasher for easy cleanup. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026 In an age when so much can be done remotely or delegated to AI, showing up may matter more than ever. — Mira Tzur, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 All the prep, all the focus, all the pressure of racing in the Cup Series is done. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Citing industry estimates, Vaz put India’s CTV audience at more than 200 million viewers, with over 80% of that viewing done together with family or friends. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 There are no schools, hospitals or public transportation; for those who remain, commerce is done via trade. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Never mind the corporate intelligence report saying Khashoggi’s company had never done a deal of this size. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026 And then weigh them against what Patrick’s done, which is nothing. — Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 Much of the damage may be done before players reach the big leagues. — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 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
  • And while the finished home is indeed roughly 80 percent vintage (about half of it came from Somerset House’s own inventory), Eckstein knew the home’s blank, cookie-cutter palette needed the biggest intervention.
    — Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers have yet to identify a finished work for which the drawing might have served as a study.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of finished
Adjective
  • Once those options are documented and exhausted, DEEP officials will review permit applications seeking permission to legally kill a bear.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
  • On a whirlwind trip to New York this week, Mahmoud Pezeshkian, the President of Iran, looked exhausted.
    — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Adjective
  • Joe and Nathan’s doomed bromance started off tense, got better over time, and worsened again once Joe found another bro to romance with.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Navatek Method Before Kao’s doomed reign as CEO, Navatek was a sleepy Hawaiian engineering company with a few dozen employees.
    — William Turton, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of doomed
Adjective
  • This year, organizers say there will be more than 200 lots available for auction, including at least one plant, Mexipedium xerophyticum ‘Oaxaca’, donated by the Huntington, that is considered extinct in the wild.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This is no castle hotel, however; instead, it's set at the base of Edinburgh's extinct volcano, Arthur's Seat.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of extinct
Verb
  • Over the past six months, Ella Langley has gone from country-music famous to being a household name.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Many Californians have already gone ahead in the legal gray area, purchasing the panels online and plugging them in.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 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
  • Raffles Bali also takes a responsible approach to waste management, using compost fertilizer made from kitchen and landscape waste and repurposing calcium carbonate-rich eggshells from the restaurants for organic fertilizer in the herb garden.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Like prediction markets, their power lay as much in predication as prediction, in legislating what can be asked, priced, and made real—or made valuable as art assets.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of made
Verb
  • The hotel's 18 rooms and five suites are all individually decorated with gloriously over-the-top touches in the form of antiques, sumptuous velvet duvet covers, and regal tones of red and gold that harken back to the property's royal history.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The actress’ clear beds were bedazzled and decorated with watermarks that stretched across her cuticles and up to her tips, which were filed round and kept long.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
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“Done.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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