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finished en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (comparable) Processed or perfected.
    • He gave a very finished, but uninspired performance.
  2. Completed; concluded; done.
    • The program was finally finished after three hours.
    • I won't be finished until just before lunch.
    • He wasn't finished cleaning up until nearly noon.
    • He wasn't quite finished with his assignment.
  3. (figuratively, informal) Done for; doomed; used up.
    • Six years ago, I inherited a Labour Party that was politically, financially and morally bankrupt. I was told, time and time again, that my party was finished. 2026 June 22, Keir Starmer, resignation speech:

Forms

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most finished Degree=Sup lexicographic
more finished Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

unstarted · uncommenced · lasting · ongoing · unfinished · eternal · half-finished · continuing · unbegun · continuous

Deriveds

semifinished · overfinished · self-finished · finished article · finishedness · high-finished · finished product · underfinished · finished goods · semi-finished · nonfinished

Synonyms

cussed · effete · sentenced · done · finished · gone · damned · used up · all · accursed · lost · in the books · cursed · low · over · finished · condemned · consumed · complete · done up · fey · completed · ill-fated · in the books · out · depleted · sunk · ended · forworn · spent · expended · finished · undone · exhausted · dead meat · star-crossed · doomed · done · concluded

Translations (39)

ru завершённый (processed or perfected) · hi समाप्त (processed or perfected) · pt finalizado (processed or perfected) · pl skończony (completed; concluded; done) · ckb تەواو (processed or perfected) · es acabado (done for) · eo fininta (completed; concluded; done) · sv färdig (processed or perfected) · ja 完了した (processed or perfected) · nv ałtso (processed or perfected) · fi valmis (processed or perfected) · fr fini (processed or perfected) · pt terminado (processed or perfected) · pl ukończony (completed; concluded; done) · la terminatus (processed or perfected) · ru зако́нченный (processed or perfected) · no ferdig (processed or perfected) · de fertig (processed or perfected) · ja 終わった (processed or perfected) · bg обработен (processed or perfected) · ur ختم (processed or perfected) · es acabado (completed; concluded; done) · da færdig (processed or perfected) · izh valmis (processed or perfected) · la effectus (processed or perfected) · bg завършен (processed or perfected) · fi suoritettu (processed or perfected) · fr terminé (processed or perfected) · br disoc'h (processed or perfected) · hi पूरा (processed or perfected) · pl gotowy (completed; concluded; done) · pdt foadich (processed or perfected) · ur پورا (processed or perfected) · cs dokončený (processed or perfected) · es finido (completed; concluded; done) · la finitus (processed or perfected) · ga slachtmhar (processed or perfected) · es fenecido (completed; concluded; done) · pl dopracowany (processed or perfected)

finished en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of finish
    form of finish
    • He finished the cabinet with two more layers of polyurethane.