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done

done

∞ 1.0
Finished with a task or activity
  • adjective
  • /dʌn/
: terminado
  • So when I'm done here, I go home, and then it's home time.
  • done, I'm going
  • done, he said

So, all right, I think I'm done now, yes.

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Examples

Synonyms

finished
vsdone
767 1.0

Complete and no longer needing work

is more informal and used in ordinary conversation
complete
vsdone
335 1.0

Finished and not needing any more work

is the plain, common way to say that in daily use
through
vsdone
  • Informal
276 2.3

Having finished with something and not involved anymore

is the basic term for saying an activity has stopped
completed
vsdone
109 1.0

Finished and not needing any more work

is the general everyday word used in casual speech
fulfilled
vsdone
36 3.4

Having completed a plan or goal to a high standard

is a more general, everyday way to say a task ended
ended
vsdone
34 1.0

Finished and no longer happening

is broader and more casual than this formal sounding term
accomplished
vsdone
32 3.9

Finished and cannot be changed

is more neutral and does not stress achievement or permanence
all over with
vsdone
  • Informal
18 2.8

Finished and no longer happening

is the plain word used in many settings without idiom
concluded
vsdone
12 2.5

Finished and no longer happening

is the simpler everyday word rather than a formal term
done and dusted
vsdone
  • UK
3 5.6

Completely finished and settled so nothing more needs doing

is the simple common alternative without the idiomatic tone
consummated
vsdone
  • Formal
1 6.8

Fully finished, often in a formal or legal way

is the everyday, informal expression rather than a legal term

Antonyms

ongoing
440 3.5

Still happening and not finished

incomplete
108 3.4

Not finished because some parts or steps are missing

Idioms

done with
  • Informal
498 2.6

No longer involved with something after finishing or losing interest

done for
  • Informal
30 7.7

Very likely to fail or die and cannot be saved

easier said than done
  • Informal
25 3.9

Something that looks easy but is hard to do

done and dusted
  • UK
3 5.6

Completely finished and settled so nothing more needs doing

been there, done that, bought the T-shirt
  • Informal
1 9.9

A phrase people say to show they have done something before and are not impressed

who are you and what have you done with [someone]
  • Informal
9.9

Say this when someone acts very differently, as if they are a different person

Compounds

well done
289 1.8

Of a high standard or, for meat, cooked until no pink remains

done deal
  • Informal
58 3.2

An agreement that cannot be changed

well-done
15 1.6

Cooked all the way through with no pink inside

half-done
8 3.4

Only partly finished and not ready to use

How Complete

complete
751 1.0
done
∞ 1.0
underway
188 4.1
unstarted
1 4.3

Surface Forms

done positive

Etymology

Done comes from the old English past form of do, which means 'to do' or 'to act', so when a task is done it means the action is over — it is 'finished' or completed.