finished
/'finiʃt/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Completed or concluded: Having reached the end; no longer continuing or in progress.
- Polished or perfected: Having a high degree of refinement, skill, or completion; not crude or unfinished.
- Ruined or defeated: No longer effective, successful, or able to continue; brought to an end in a negative sense.
- Having a final surface treatment: Having a final coating, polish, or treatment applied.
Examples of Usage
- Completed or concluded:
- Are you finished with your homework?
- The meeting is finished for today.
- Polished or perfected:
- She gave a finished performance that captivated the audience.
- The report was a finished piece of analysis.
- Ruined or defeated:
- After the scandal, his political career was finished.
- If we lose this game, we're finished in the tournament.
- Having a final surface treatment:
- We sell both finished and unfinished furniture.
- The finished product has a smooth, glossy coat.
Advanced Usage
- "to be finished with someone/something": To have ended one's involvement, patience, or relationship with someone or something.
- I'm finished with his constant excuses.
- "a finished article": A person or thing that is fully developed or perfected.
- The young player is talented but not yet a finished article.
Variants and Related Words
- Finish (verb): To bring to an end or complete.
- Please finish your work.
- Finisher (noun): A person or thing that finishes something.
- He is a strong finisher in races.
- Finishing (noun/adj): The final stage or the final touches.
- The finishing touches were applied to the painting.
Synonyms
- Completed: Brought to an end.
- Done: Finished or completed.
- Polished: Refined and elegant.
- Ruined: Brought to destruction or defeat.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Finish up: To complete the last part of something.
- Let's finish up this project by Friday.
- Finish off: To complete or destroy something.
- She finished off the last piece of cake.
- The injury finished off his season.
Related Idioms
- Finished product: The final, completed version of something.
- The prototype is rough, but the finished product will be sleek.
- A finished man/woman: A person whose reputation or career is destroyed.
- After the verdict, he was a finished man in the industry.
Adjective
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brought to ruin
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after the revolution the aristocracy was finished
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the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically
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having a surface coating or finish applied
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the finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones
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(of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected
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a dazzling and finished piece of writing
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a finished violinist
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ended or brought to an end
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are you finished?
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gave me the finished manuscript
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(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
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a finished product
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