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finished

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of finished

1 brought or having come to an end

  • the frosting isnʼt finished until youʼve added all of the decorative roses
Synonyms of finished

complete, completed, concluded, done, down, ended, over, over with, terminated, through, up
Words Related to finished

accomplished, achieved, attained, compassed, realized

dead, defunct, extinct, kaput (also kaputt), obsolete

expired
Phrases Synonymous with finished

out of hand, out of the way
Antonyms of finished

continuing, incomplete, ongoing, uncompleted, undone, unfinished

2 facing certain defeat, disaster, or death

  • since there was no way it could possibly make up the scoring deficit, the team knew that it was finished
Synonyms of finished

dead, done, done for, doomed, kaput (also kaputt), ruined, sunk
Words Related to finished

endangered, imperiled (or imperilled)

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