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- the frosting isn't finished until you've added all of the decorative roses
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of finished (Entry 2 of 2)
- we should finish the painting of the house by tomorrow
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- we'll finish the concert before dark
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- closed,
- closed out,
- completed,
- concluded,
- ended,
- rounded (off or out),
- terminated,
- wound up
- (also winded up),
- wrapped up
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- put paid to
- [chiefly British],
- rang down the curtain (on)
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- the three-day race finished yesterday
Synonyms for finished
- broke off,
- broke up,
- ceased,
- closed,
- concluded,
- dead-ended,
- determined,
- died,
- discontinued,
- elapsed,
- ended,
- expired,
- halted,
- lapsed,
- left off,
- let up,
- passed,
- quit
- (also quitted),
- stopped,
- terminated,
- went,
- winked (out),
- wound up
- (also winded up)
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From the Editors at Merriam-Webster
Using 'Done' and 'Finished'
Using 'Done' and 'Finished'
Yes, you can use 'done' to mean 'finished'
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“Finished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finished. Accessed 13 Aug. 2020.
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The first known use of finished was in 1582
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