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present tense third-person singular of finish
Synonyms & Antonyms of finishes
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done
- we should finish the painting of the house by tomorrow
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2
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
- we'll finish the concert before dark
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- puts paid to
- [chiefly British],
- rings down the curtain (on)
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3
to come to an end
- the three-day race finished yesterday
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- breaks off,
- breaks up,
- ceases,
- closes,
- concludes,
- dead-ends,
- determines,
- dies,
- discontinues,
- elapses,
- ends,
- expires,
- goes,
- halts,
- lapses,
- leaves off,
- lets up,
- passes,
- quits,
- stops,
- terminates,
- winds up,
- winks (out)
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finishes
noun
plural of finish
Synonyms & Antonyms of finishes (Entry 2 of 2)
1
the last part of a process or action
- a pie-eating contest is the fair's traditional finish
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- acmes,
- apexes
- (or apices),
- capstones,
- climaxes,
- copestones,
- coups de grâce
- (or coups de grace),
- crescendos
- (also crescendoes or crescendi),
- crowns,
- culminations,
- high-water marks,
- meridians,
- peaks,
- pinnacles,
- summits,
- tip-tops,
- tops,
- zeniths
- aftermaths,
- anticlimaxes,
- codas,
- epilogues
- (also epilogs),
- postscripts
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2
the stopping of a process or activity
- an all-out fight right to the finish
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