done for

adjective

ˈdən-ˌfȯr 

1

: sunk in defeat : beaten

2

: mortally stricken : doomed

Synonyms

• dead
• done
• doomed
• finished
• kaput
• kaputt
• ruined
• sunk

Examples of done for in a Sentence

with no means of escape, the stranded climbers knew that they were done for

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1