ended

Examples

• All

• My lord, when you went onward on this ended action, I looked upon her with a soldier's eye that liked, but had a rougher task in hand than to drive liking to the name of love.

  Much Ado About Nothing (1993)

• The meeting has officially ended, and everyone can now leave.

• After hours of discussion, the debate finally ended with a consensus.

• The concert ended with a spectacular fireworks display.

Synonyms

D

done

vsended

∞ 1.0

Finished with a task or activity

states the same end idea in a more neutral way

O

over

vsended

∞ 1.0

Finished and no longer happening

gives the same final meaning in slightly broader terms

F

finished

vsended

767 1.0

Complete and no longer needing work

is the same basic finality without extra emphasis on process

C

complete

vsended

335 1.0

Finished and not needing any more work

expresses the basic idea of coming to a close rather than completion focus

C

closing

vsended

167 2.5

Happening at the end of an event or period

focuses on overall ending rather than being the final part

C

completed

vsended

109 1.0

Finished and not needing any more work

focuses on simple finality rather than achievement or thoroughness

A

accomplished

vsended

32 3.9

Finished and cannot be changed

means finished in general without implying achievement or permanence

A

all over with

vsended

• Informal

18 2.8

Finished and no longer happening

is the straightforward notion of having come to a close

C

concluded

vsended

12 2.5

Finished and no longer happening

is the general idea of having come to a close

T

terminated

vsended

10 4.4

Ended so it does not continue

gives the same finality but can imply stopping rather than natural close

C

concluding

vsended

10 3.1

At the end of something that finishes it

states the finished state rather than the action of closing

D

done and dusted

vsended

• UK

3 5.6

Completely finished and settled so nothing more needs doing

means finished but not necessarily with a sense of satisfaction

C

consummated

vsended

• Formal

1 6.8

Fully finished, often in a formal or legal way

is the plain idea of coming to a close without formal nuance

Antonyms

S

to start

∞ 1.0

To begin an action, event or process

B

beginning

30 1.0

Something that is at the first stage of a process

How Finished

complete

751 1.0

ended

34 1.0

unfinished

130 2.7

ongoing

440 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology