finished

[fin-isht] / ˈfɪn ɪʃt /

ADJECTIVE

cultivated, refined

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flawless polished

STRONG

accomplished consummate cultured perfected smooth

WEAK

all-around classic elegant expert exquisite impeccable many-sided masterly professional proficient skilled suave urbane versatile

Antonyms

WEAK

crude incomplete uncultivated unfinished unrefined unsophisticated

ADJECTIVE

complete, done

Synonyms

STRONGEST

closed concluded decided ended full realized resolved satisfied settled stopped

STRONG

accomplished achieved ceased compassed consummated discharged dispatched effected effectuated elaborated executed finalized fulfilled lapsed made perfected performed shut terminated

WEAK

brought about come to an end disposed of done for done with entire final in the past over over and done put into effect sewn-up through tied-up worked out wound-up wrapped-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incomplete

WEAK

unfinished

ADJECTIVE

consumed, used up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

empty lost spent

STRONG

bankrupt devastated done drained exhausted gone liquidated ruined undone wrecked

WEAK

done for done in played-out through washed up wiped-out

Antonyms

STRONG

saved

WEAK

held kept stored unfinished

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A couple of early readers of the book — we had finished the book but it wasn’t published yet — shocked me.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The devastated father's voice broke as he finished speaking, he said: "To my dying son, who I love beyond words, I'm so sorry that I let this happen."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“I had just finished the first chapter and I told her and she looked at me and said, ‘I just finished the first chapter too.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

She finished third with a mark of 20 feet, 2 1/4 inches, a result she described as “bittersweet.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

And then, without warning, the song finished, the kingfisher took flight and, with another flash of blue whizzing across the water, it was gone.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

finished

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