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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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3
as in stopped
to come to an end the three-day race finished yesterday

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Recent Examples of finished
Adjective
Cells must be assembled into modules and systems, with the finished equipment incorporating the components and controls required for large-scale energy storage. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026 Keep lawns mowed and mulch beds to create a clean, finished look. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
Each shift had to wait until the previous shift was finished. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 Among the programs in the shotgun-start event was Lake Highland Prep, which finished tied for fourth in the FHSAA Class 1A state tournament last year. — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 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
  • Howard County initially approved permits for the project but revoked them in February 2026, when construction was nearly complete.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Of course, no proper French meal would be complete without wine.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of complete
Verb
  • The restoration was completed in May of 2025 and the hotel has earned a Michelin Key, the ultimate achievement such as a Michelin star is to restaurants.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Semenyo had already completed a prolific season in England’s Premier League, scoring 17 league goals to take over boyhood idol Tony Yeboah’s long-standing record for most scored by a Ghanaian in a single season.
    — Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of completed
Verb
  • Brent crude futures ended last week down more than 7% following signals from Washington that an agreement with Tehran to unblock the vital maritime chokepoint was in sight.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Edge rusher Jonathan Greenard is now in Philly, and he was replaced by third-year Dallas Turner, who ended 2025 on a high.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of ended
Verb
  • Two national restaurant chains, Chipotle Mexican Grill and QDOBA, which had received peppers from Coast Citrus Distributors, stopped serving the jalapeños.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Both restaurants stopped using them, while Coast Citrus recalled the remaining product and notified customers.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of stopped
Adjective
  • But this is no up-by-her-bootstraps story, says our reviewer.
    — Deborah Johnson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Clenney claimed to have thrown the knife at Obumseli from a distance of over 10 feet, but prosecutors say an autopsy revealed a puncture wound so deep it could only have been caused by an up-close and personal stabbing.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of up
Verb
  • The incident came one day after the DEF CON security conference concluded in Las Vegas, and was first described on social media accounts that follow publicly available air-to-ground messages, known as ACARS.
    — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The South Korean government investigation concluded that this was an institutional problem – mostly handled by one employee but done with the organization’s approval.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of concluded
Verb
  • Colorado finished with five hits and had its three-game winning streak halted.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In a biannual appropriations committee hearing, bills added to the suspense file during the Legislative session are permitted to move to the Senate or Assembly floor or are quietly halted.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of halted
Verb
  • This means a skeptic who fought the crowd by sitting out the exuberant, bear-gutting rally of late-2020 to late-2021 was redeemed and granted an allotment of bragging rights (which expired almost immediately).
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Reuters reported that the number of shares available for public trading more than doubled after the first lock-up restriction expired.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of expired

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