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finished

finished

767 1.0
Complete and no longer needing work
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɪnɪʃt/
: terminado
  • After hours of hard work, she finally displayed her finished painting at the gallery.
  • almost finished
  • quite finished

OK, we are close to being finished here with the gnawing.

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Examples

  • If you are finished before then, please tell me, 'I'm finished.'

    Academic text (2015)

  • It might not be finished by Election Day.

  • So yeah, this is the finished eye look.

  • So this is my finished look.

  • The project is now finished, and we can submit it for review.

  • He felt proud of his finished thesis after months of research and writing.

Synonyms

done
vsfinished
∞ 1.0

Finished with a task or activity

is the broad description of having come to an end
done with
vsfinished
  • Informal
498 2.6

No longer involved with something after finishing or losing interest

describes not continuing without implying loss of interest
complete
vsfinished
335 1.0

Finished and not needing any more work

focuses simply on no longer being in progress
completed
vsfinished
109 1.0

Finished and not needing any more work

is the general state of no longer being in progress
out of the way
vsfinished
80 3.7

Finished so it no longer blocks progress

means ended generally, not specifically removing an obstacle
mission accomplished
vsfinished
46 3.7

A phrase people say when they finish a task successfully

states the end condition without the celebratory announcement
fulfilled
vsfinished
36 3.4

Having completed a plan or goal to a high standard

refers to not continuing without judging quality or standard
ended
vsfinished
34 1.0

Finished and no longer happening

describes being no longer ongoing rather than the closing action
accomplished
vsfinished
32 3.9

Finished and cannot be changed

indicates an ended state without implying immutability
all over with
vsfinished
  • Informal
18 2.8

Finished and no longer happening

expresses the state without colloquial emphasis on finality
concluded
vsfinished
12 2.5

Finished and no longer happening

names the state of no longer continuing rather than the ending act
terminated
vsfinished
10 4.4

Ended so it does not continue

describes not continuing without implying a forceful stop
done and dusted
vsfinished
  • UK
3 5.6

Completely finished and settled so nothing more needs doing

means the same end state but without stressing satisfaction
consummated
vsfinished
  • Formal
1 6.8

Fully finished, often in a formal or legal way

is the everyday notion of no longer continuing without formality

Antonyms

ongoing
440 3.5

Still happening and not finished

unfinished
130 2.7

Not complete and still needing work

incomplete
108 3.4

Not finished because some parts or steps are missing

Compounds

high-finished look
1 6.8

A neat, smooth appearance that seems expensive

high-finished material
7.2

A material with a smooth, shiny surface that looks refined

How Complete

completed
109 1.0
finished
767 1.0
unfinished
130 2.7

Surface Forms

finished positive

Morphology

finished = finish (transparent) = finish + ed

Standard past-participial/adjectival formation from the verb 'finish' meaning 'completed'.

Etymology

Finished comes from an old Latin word finire meaning 'to end', like the 'finish' line in a race or the word final. When you are finished with something, you have reached its end, so the task is complete and no longer in progress.