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Another word for finish

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finish

n.

The end
close, termination, ending; see end 2.
An applied surface
shine, polish, burnish, glaze, surface, coating.
Finishes include: shellac, shellack, oil, turpentine, lacquer, size, stain, varnish, polish, wall paper, wash, whitewash, alabastine, calcimine, paint, casein paint, flat paint, cold-water paint, Bakelite enamel (trademark), tung-oil, enamel, gold leaf, aluminum paint, anticorrosion paint, wax, veneer, japan, cement, stucco, megilp, luster.

finish Synonyms

finish

v.

To bring to an end
complete, conclude, end, perfect; see achieve 1, end 1.
To develop a surface
polish, wax, stain; see decorate, spread 4, varnish.
*To cause the defeat or death of
annihilate, worst, finish off, destroy; see defeat 2, 3, destroy 1, kill 1.
To come to an end
cease, close, end, terminate; see stop 2.
To consume entirely
use up, dispatch, polish off*; see consume 2, drink 1, eat 1. See syn. study at end.

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Another word for finish

verb

To complete a race or competition in a specified position:
come in, place, run. See be
To bring or come to a natural or proper end:
close, complete, conclude, consummate, end, terminate, wind up, wrap up. See start
To use all of:
consume, drain, draw down, eat up, exhaust, expend, play out, run through, spend, use up. (Informal) polish off. See increase
To cause the death of.
Also used with off: carry off, cut down, cut off, destroy, dispatch, kill¹, slay. (Slang) waste, zap. Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep. See help
To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully.
Also used with off: destroy, kill¹, liquidate, murder, slay. (Informal) put away. (Slang) bump off, do in, knock off, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap. See help
To cause the complete ruin or wreckage of:
bankrupt, break down, cross up, demolish, destroy, ruin, shatter, sink, smash, spoil, torpedo, undo, wash up, wrack², wreck. (Slang) total. Idiom: put the kibosh on. See help

noun

A concluding or terminating:
cease, cessation, close, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, end of the line, period, stop, stopping point, termination, terminus, wind-up, wrap-up. See continue
The last part:
close, conclusion, end, ending, finale, last¹, termination, wind-up, wrap-up. See start

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I did not have a chance to finish my letter yesterday.
Care to finish that?
She obliged quickly, tensing as she waited for him to finish with her phone.
Just ignore them and finish up.
"Jen's going to finish up this fall and graduate in December, before the baby comes," Cynthia said.

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