Synonyms of finished

finished 1 of 2

adjective

ˈfi-nisht 

1

as in completed

brought or having come to an end

the frosting isn't finished until you've added all of the decorative roses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• completed
• done
• complete
• ended
• up
• concluded
• over
• terminated
• down
• through
• accomplished
• out of hand
• out of the way
• realized
• defunct
• over with
• achieved
• attained
• expired
• obsolete
• extinct
• compassed
• dead
• kaputt
• kaput

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unfinished
• incomplete
• ongoing
• continuing
• uncompleted
• undone

2

as in done

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 & Similar Words

• done
• sunk
• ruined
• doomed
• done for
• endangered
• dead
• kaputt
• kaput
• imperiled
• imperilled

finished

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verb

past tense of finish

1

as in accomplished

to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done

we should finish the painting of the house by tomorrow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• completed
• accomplished
• finalized
• polished
• fulfilled
• executed
• perfected
• consummated
• got through
• did
• achieved
• improved
• performed
• effected
• stuck out
• carried out
• refined
• amended
• enhanced
• shined
• enriched
• carried through
• discharged
• bettered
• machined
• followed through (with)
• ameliorated
• shone
• rounded (off or out)
• meliorated
• touched up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dropped
• abandoned
• quit
• discontinued
• deserted
• quitted
• forsook

2

as in ended

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point

we'll finish the concert before dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ended
• concluded
• completed
• closed
• wrapped up
• rounded (off or out)
• put paid to
• wound up
• terminated
• closed out
• winded up
• crowned
• rang down the curtain (on)
• climaxed
• suspended
• consummated
• perfected
• stopped
• halted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• began
• started
• opened
• commenced
• inaugurated

3

as in stopped

to come to an end

the three-day race finished yesterday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ended
• stopped
• concluded
• halted
• expired
• ceased
• passed
• went
• terminated
• died
• closed
• stalled
• determined
• quitted
• left off
• elapsed
• discontinued
• broke off
• lapsed
• quit
• winked (out)
• wound up
• broke up
• let up
• paused
• bit the dust
• dead-ended
• winded up
• laid off (of)
• suspended
• stayed
• refrained (from)
• packed (up or in)
• desisted (from)
• knocked off
• cut out
• gave over
• broke down
• petered (out)
• wound down
• conked (out)
• abated
• winded down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• persisted
• hung on
• extended
• prolonged
• drew out
• protracted

Examples of finished in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

There’s tons of unreleased music in the Van Halen vaults, but very few finished songs, and even fewer with vocals. —Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024

The good news for buyers of finished tape and Turkish drama superfans alike is that a second season has already been greenlit. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024

The finished wine rested in the cellars for over seven years until it was disgorged on February 8th, 2024. —Dominique Fluker, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024

Inside the finished dining room of Anton Wormann’s akiya property. —Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024