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finished definition

fin·ished (fin′is̸ht)

adjective

  1. ended; concluded
  2. completed
  3. highly skilled or polished; perfected; accomplished
  4. given a certain kind of finish or surface, as of paint, wax, etc.
  5. defeated, ruined, dying, etc.
  6. ☆ done with a task, activity, or concern they were finished by noon

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

finished Synonyms

finished

modif.

  1. Completed

    done, accomplished, perfected, achieved, ended, concluded, performed, executed, dispatched, complete, through, fulfilled, closed, over, decided, consummated, effected, effectuated, brought about, ceased, stopped, lapsed, terminated, resolved, settled, compassed, elaborated, made, worked out, polished, rounded out, discharged, satisfied, disposed of, consumed, used up, gone, no more, broken up, realized, finalized, put into effect, all over with, attained, turned off, shut off, done with, at an end, come to an end, made an end of, brought to a conclusion, brought to a close, said and done*, sewed up*, wound up*, wrapped up*, all over but the shooting*.

    Antonyms unfinished*, imperfect*, incomplete. *

  2. Given a finish

    polished, rubbed, sanded, planed, beaten, burnished, etched, smoothed, coated, washed, dusted, brushed, buffed, lacquered, shellacked, varnished, painted, waxed, oiled, sized, stained, enameled, glazed, japanned, surfaced.

  3. Ruined or dying

    defeated, doomed, done for*; see beaten 1, destroyed, dying 1.


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finished Usage Examples

Object

  • product: He usually completed commissions himself, from design to finished product, having no pupils.

Modifies a noun

  • product: The finished products were then sold by the Molineux family business.

Modifying Another Word

  • superbly: As with all O&W's this watch is superbly finished, pristine looking is functional and uncluttered.

Present participle complement

  • eat: They didn't actually bring the bill before we'd finished eating, but it was a close thing.
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finished quotes

He said It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

-Bible (NewTestament)

  All this will not be finished in the first100 days, nor will it be finished in the first1,000 days, nor in the life of this Administrationönor even, perhaps, in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin.

-Kennedy,John F(itzgerald)

We are always acting on what just finished happening. It happened at least1/30th of a second ago. We think we're inthe present, but wearen't.The present we know is onlya movie of the past.

-Kesey, Ken Elton

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