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Detailed Synonyms for finish in English

finish:

to finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)

  1. to finish
    to finish; to conclude; to end; to bring to an end; to finish off; to bring to a close; to bring to a conclusion
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • conclude verbe (concludes, concluded, concluding)
    • end verbe (ends, ended, ending)
    • bring to an end verbe (brings to an end, brought to an end, bringing to an end)
    • finish off verbe (finishes off, finished off, finishing off)
    • bring to a close verbe (brings to a close, brought to a close, bringing to a close)
    • bring to a conclusion verbe (brings to a conclusion, brought to a conclusion, bringing to a conclusion)
  2. to finish
    to accomplish; to complete; to finish; to bring to an end; to end; to get ready; to get done
    • accomplish verbe (accomplishes, accomplished, accomplishing)
    • complete verbe (completes, completed, completing)
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • bring to an end verbe (brings to an end, brought to an end, bringing to an end)
    • end verbe (ends, ended, ending)
    • get ready verbe (gets ready, got ready, getting ready)
    • get done verbe (gets done, got done, getting done)
  3. to finish
    to finish; to fix; to have finished; to have ended
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • fix verbe (fixes, fixed, fixing)
    • have finished verbe (has finished, had finished, having finished)
    • have ended verbe (has ended, had ended, having ended)
  4. to finish
    to decorate; to garnish; to finish; to adorn; to trim; to dunnage; to ornament; to dress
    • decorate verbe (decorates, decorated, decorating)
    • garnish verbe (garnishes, garnished, garnishing)
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • adorn verbe (adorns, adorned, adorning)
    • trim verbe (trims, trimmed, trimming)
    • dunnage verbe (dunnages, dunnaged, dunnaging)
    • ornament verbe (ornaments, ornamented, ornamenting)
    • dress verbe (dresss, dressed, dressing)
  5. to finish
    to complete; to finish; to perfect; to make better; to better
    • complete verbe (completes, completed, completing)
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • perfect verbe (perfects, perfected, perfecting)
    • make better verbe (makes better, made better, making better)
    • better verbe (betters, bettered, bettering)
    to improve
    – to make better 1
    • improve verbe (improves, improved, improving)
      • The editor improved the manuscript with his changes1
  6. to finish
    to decide; to terminate; to come to an end; to bring to a close; to finish; to wind up; to end; to stop
    • decide verbe (decides, decided, deciding)
    • terminate verbe (terminates, terminated, terminating)
    • come to an end verbe (comes to an end, came to an end, coming to an end)
    • bring to a close verbe (brings to a close, brought to a close, bringing to a close)
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • wind up verbe (winds up, wound up, winding up)
    • end verbe (ends, ended, ending)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
  7. to finish
    to finish; to end
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • end verbe (ends, ended, ending)
  8. to finish
    to conclude; to finish; to end
    • conclude verbe (concludes, concluded, concluding)
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • end verbe (ends, ended, ending)
  9. to finish
    to pronounce; to talk out; to talk over; to finish; to have out
    • pronounce verbe (pronounces, pronounced, pronouncing)
    • talk out verbe (talks out, talked out, talking out)
    • talk over verbe (talks over, talked over, talking over)
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • have out verbe (has out, had out, having out)
  10. to finish
    to finish; to get ready
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • get ready verbe (gets ready, got ready, getting ready)
  11. to finish
    to consume; to finish; to use up; to burn up
    • consume verbe (consumes, consumed, consuming)
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • use up verbe (uses up, used up, using up)
    • burn up verbe (burns up, burnt up, burning up)
  12. to finish
    to play out; to finish
    • play out verbe (plays out, played out, playing out)
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
  13. to finish
    to manage; to get done; to fix; to pull it off; to fix it up; to finish; to pull the trick
    • manage verbe (manages, managed, managing)
    • get done verbe (gets done, got done, getting done)
    • fix verbe (fixes, fixed, fixing)
    • pull it off verbe (pulls it off, pulled it off, pulling it off)
    • fix it up verbe (fixes it up, fixed it up, fixing it up)
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • pull the trick verbe (pulls the trick, pulled the trick, pulling the trick)
  14. to finish
    to empty; to drink; to finish; drink up
    • empty verbe (empties, emptied, emptying)
    • drink verbe (drinks, drank, drinking)
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • drink up verbe
  15. to finish
    to come to an end; to end; to bring to a close; to finish off; to draw to an end; to finish
    • come to an end verbe (comes to an end, came to an end, coming to an end)
    • end verbe (ends, ended, ending)
    • bring to a close verbe (brings to a close, brought to a close, bringing to a close)
    • finish off verbe (finishes off, finished off, finishing off)
    • draw to an end verbe (draws to an end, drew to an end, drawing to an end)
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
  16. to finish
    to clean up; to tidy up; to clear out; to tidy out; to empty; to clean out; to clear; to finish
    • clean up verbe (cleans up, cleaned up, cleaning up)
    • tidy up verbe (tidies up, tidied up, tidying up)
    • clear out verbe (clears out, cleared out, clearing out)
    • tidy out verbe (tidy out, tidied out, tidying out)
    • empty verbe (empties, emptied, emptying)
    • clean out verbe (cleans out, cleaned out, cleaning out)
    • clear verbe (clears, cleared, clearing)
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
  17. to finish
    to eat; to eat up; to finish
    • eat verbe (eats, ate, eating)
    • eat up verbe (eats up, ate up, eating up)
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
  18. to finish
    to take out; to remove; to drain; to empty; to clear out; to clean out; to clear; to finish
    • take out verbe (takes out, took out, taking out)
    • remove verbe (removes, removed, removing)
    • drain verbe (drains, drained, draining)
    • empty verbe (empties, emptied, emptying)
    • clear out verbe (clears out, cleared out, clearing out)
    • clean out verbe (cleans out, cleaned out, cleaning out)
    • clear verbe (clears, cleared, clearing)
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
  19. to finish
    to finish; to read to the end; to get to the end of
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • read to the end verbe (reads to the end, read to the end, reading to the end)
    • get to the end of verbe (gets to the end of, got to the end of, getting to the end of)
  20. to finish
    – cause to finish a relationship with somebody 1
    to finish
    – cause to finish a relationship with somebody 1
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
      • That finished me with Mary1
  21. to finish
    – finally be or do something 1
    to finish; to wind up; to end up; land up; finish up; fetch up
    – finally be or do something 1
  22. to finish
    – come or bring to a finish or an end 1
    to complete; to finish
    – come or bring to a finish or an end 1
    • complete verbe (completes, completed, completing)
      • She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree1
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
      • He finished the dishes1
      • The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours1
  23. to finish
    – finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table 1
    to finish; to eat up; to polish off
    – finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table 1
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • eat up verbe (eats up, ate up, eating up)
    • polish off verbe (polishes off, polished off, polishing off)
  24. to finish
    – provide with a finish 1
    to finish
    – provide with a finish 1
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
      • The carpenter finished the table beautifully1
      • this shirt is not finished properly1
  25. to finish
    – have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical 1
    to cease; to terminate; to end; to finish; to stop
    – have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical 1
    • cease verbe (ceases, ceased, ceasing)
    • terminate verbe (terminates, terminated, terminating)
      • the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed1
    • end verbe (ends, ended, ending)
      • My property ends by the bushes1
      • The symphony ends in a pianissimo1
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
      • Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other1

Conjugations for finish:

present
  1. finish
  2. finish
  3. finishes
  4. finish
  5. finish
  6. finish
simple past
  1. finished
  2. finished
  3. finished
  4. finished
  5. finished
  6. finished
present perfect
  1. have finished
  2. have finished
  3. has finished
  4. have finished
  5. have finished
  6. have finished
past continuous
  1. was finishing
  2. were finishing
  3. was finishing
  4. were finishing
  5. were finishing
  6. were finishing
future
  1. shall finish
  2. will finish
  3. will finish
  4. shall finish
  5. will finish
  6. will finish
continuous present
  1. am finishing
  2. are finishing
  3. is finishing
  4. are finishing
  5. are finishing
  6. are finishing
subjunctive
  1. be finished
  2. be finished
  3. be finished
  4. be finished
  5. be finished
  6. be finished
diverse
  1. finish!
  2. let's finish!
  3. finished
  4. finishing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

finish [the ~] nom

  1. the finish
    the finish; the finishing point; the finishing line
  2. the finish
    the finishing touch; the finish
  3. the finish
    the veneer; the finish
  4. the finish
    the end; the finish; the ending
  5. the finish
    the finish talking; the finish
  6. the finish
    the finish; the get done
  7. the finish
    – the act of finishing 1
    the finish; the finishing
    – the act of finishing 1
    • finish [the ~] nom
      • his best finish in a major tournament was third1
    • finishing [the ~] nom
      • the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause1
  8. the finish
    – a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) 1
    the finish; the coating; the finishing
    – a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) 1
    • finish [the ~] nom
      • the boat had a metallic finish1
      • he applied a coat of a clear finish1
      • when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly1
    • coating [the ~] nom
    • finishing [the ~] nom
  9. the finish
    – (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed) 1
    the finish
    – (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed) 1
    • finish [the ~] nom
      • the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish1
  10. the finish
    – event whose occurrence ends something 1
    the finish; the conclusion; the ending
    – event whose occurrence ends something 1
    • finish [the ~] nom
      • when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show1
    • conclusion [the ~] nom
    • ending [the ~] nom
      • his death marked the ending of an era1
  11. the finish
    – the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict) 1
    the finish
    – the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict) 1
    • finish [the ~] nom
      • booze will be the finish of him1
      • it was a fight to the finish1
  12. the finish
    – designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) 1
    the finish
    – designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) 1
    • finish [the ~] nom
      • excitement grew as the finish neared1
      • my horse was several lengths behind at the finish1
      • the winner is the team with the most points at the finish1
  13. the finish
    – the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) 1
    the goal; the destination; the finish
    – the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) 1
    • goal [the ~] nom
    • destination [the ~] nom
      • he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view1
    • finish [the ~] nom
      • a crowd assembled at the finish1
  14. the finish
    – a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality 1
    the finish; the polish; the culture; the cultivation; the refinement
    – a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality 1
    • finish [the ~] nom
      • almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art1
    • polish [the ~] nom
      • they performed with great polish1
    • culture [the ~] nom
    • cultivation [the ~] nom
    • refinement [the ~] nom
      • I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose1
  15. the finish
    – the temporal end; the concluding time 1
    the last; the close; the finish; the conclusion; the finale; the finis; the stopping point
    – the temporal end; the concluding time 1
    • last [the ~] nom
    • close [the ~] nom
      • they were playing better at the close of the season1
    • finish [the ~] nom
      • the market was up at the finish1
    • conclusion [the ~] nom
    • finale [the ~] nom
    • finis [the ~] nom
    • stopping point [the ~] nom
      • the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell1

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Antonyms for "finish":


Related Definitions for "finish":

  1. the act of finishing1
    • his best finish in a major tournament was third1
  2. a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)1
    • the boat had a metallic finish1
    • he applied a coat of a clear finish1
    • when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly1
  3. (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)1
    • the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish1
  4. event whose occurrence ends something1
    • when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show1
  5. the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)1
    • booze will be the finish of him1
    • it was a fight to the finish1
  6. designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)1
    • excitement grew as the finish neared1
    • my horse was several lengths behind at the finish1
    • the winner is the team with the most points at the finish1
  7. the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)1
    • a crowd assembled at the finish1
  8. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality1
    • almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art1
  9. the temporal end; the concluding time1
    • the market was up at the finish1
  10. cause to finish a relationship with somebody1
    • That finished me with Mary1
  11. finally be or do something1
  12. come or bring to a finish or an end1
    • He finished the dishes1
    • The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours1
  13. finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table1
  14. provide with a finish1
    • The carpenter finished the table beautifully1
    • this shirt is not finished properly1
  15. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical1

Related Synonyms for finish