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adjective

ˈfi-nisht How to pronounce finished (audio)
Definition of finishednext
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as in completed
brought or having come to an end the frosting isn't finished until you've added all of the decorative roses

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2
as in done
facing certain defeat, disaster, or death since there was no way it could possibly make up the scoring deficit, the team knew that it was finished

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finished

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verb

past tense of finish
1
as in accomplished
to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done we should finish the painting of the house by tomorrow

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2
as in ended
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point we'll finish the concert before dark

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as in stopped
to come to an end the three-day race finished yesterday

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Recent Examples of finished
Adjective
The finished walkout lower level has two additional en-suite bedrooms, a bunk room, another kitchen and a game area. — Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Cask-finished whiskey has been released by many other distilleries, but as mentioned above, this year marks the first time that Four Roses has entered the category, to the delight of some whiskey drinkers and the chagrin of others. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
Gemini May 21 – June 20 Your mind may have twelve things to say before anyone else has finished their first sentence. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2026 Access wasn’t always something accomplished and finished and provided. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for finished
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finished
  1. complete
  2. completed
  3. ended
  4. stopped
  5. up
  6. concluded
  7. halted
  8. expired
Adjective
  • To defeat Iran would be a complete victory, not only for Israel but for the entire Middle East.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Those tests should reveal how well the modular architecture performs once individual components operate as part of a complete launcher.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of complete
Verb
  • Chaparral flies autonomously Elroy Air completed a new series of autonomous, uncrewed flight tests of its Chaparral cargo aircraft under the US Department of Transportation and FAA’s eIPP project.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Google said the model excels at coding and on some benchmarks, its performance equalled that of larger models from rival AI companies, but completed them at a much lower cost.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of completed
Verb
  • The city experienced a recent peak of 719 homicides in 2022, a year before Johnson took office, and ended last year with 416, according to Chicago police statistics.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This is one family’s experience of their last year in Connecticut after major hospitals abruptly ended gender-affirming medical care for trans youth.
    — Dr. SJ Job, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of ended
Verb
  • Group argued construction could be irreversible The National Trust for Historic Preservation, which is challenging the ballroom, had told the justices that the project would likely become irreversible unless it is stopped now.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Bilt, for its part, said the issue had to do with an earlier iteration of its credit cards that had stopped accepting customers.
    — Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of stopped
Adjective
  • Getting an up-close look at Ship, the company said, would shed light on how its heat shield held up during the flight — key information that could advance the development of Starship, which is designed to be fully and rapidly reusable.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Japan and Brazil have sought to open up Apple's App Store business model, under which developers have long ​paid commissions of up ​to 30% on in-app purchases of digital goods and services.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of up
Verb
  • The costars continued on Yellowstone Dutton Ranch until the fifth and final season concluded in December 2024.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Future Factor Judge Leon concluded that the government had just failed to show that the AT&T-Time Warner merger would substantially lessen competition.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of concluded
Verb
  • Today, a federal court halted it before this administration could wreak havoc on our elections.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The near miss raised questions about why the commercial flight was cleared for takeoff while Marine One was preparing to depart, a period when airline traffic is typically halted around presidential helicopter operations.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of halted
Verb
  • Well, yeah, those ACA enhancements that were originated during the pandemic, those actually expired at the end of this past year.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • And Turkey's 25-year gas import contract with Iran expired at the end of July, with no successor long-term deal announced.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of expired

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“Finished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finished. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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