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Definitions

finishing touch

NOUN
clincher
Synonyms
STRONG
closer culmination deathblow finisher
WEAK
capper coup de grâce crowning blow deciding moment
NOUN
complement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accompaniment
STRONG
addition aggregate augmentation balance capacity completion consummation correlate correlative counterpart enhancement enrichment entirety filler makeweight pendant quota remainder rest supplement total totality
WEAK
rounding-off
Antonyms
STRONG
base core decrease fraction part

Example Sentences

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"We lacked the finishing touch but had some clear chances... I think the team showed up well, but in both boxes we weren't quite good enough."

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

Stafford’s short scoring strike to Adams in the third quarter put the game out of reach, and Kyren Williams’ short touchdown run early in the fourth provided the finishing touch.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025

Freddie Freeman slammed a walk-off homer to lead off the bottom of the 18th, putting the finishing touch on one of the weirdest, wackiest, most mind-numbing contests ever staged in the Fall Classic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

They continued to work good positions in the group stage - creating the third most chances in the tournament - but lacked the finishing touch.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

Or were the lesions merely a finishing touch on being pretty?

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.