finished
Americanadjective
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ended or completed.
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completed or perfected in all details, as a product.
to pack and ship finished items.
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polished to the highest degree of excellence.
a dazzling and finished piece of writing.
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highly skilled or accomplished.
a finished violinist.
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condemned, doomed, or in the process of extinction.
The aristocracy was finished after the revolution.
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(of livestock) fattened and ready for market.
adjective
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perfected
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(predicative) at the end of a task, activity, etc
they were finished by four
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(predicative) without further hope of success or continuation
she was finished as a prima ballerina
Other Word Forms
- half-finished adjective
- well-finished adjective
Etymology
Origin of finished
Example Sentences
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“We were both relieved we finished the story, but that’s within this really difficult, complicated, disturbing context,” Sheen said in an interview last year.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
In his most recent race, the son of Connect finished third in the Wood Memorial.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
The U.S. hasn’t finished a fiscal year with debt above 100% of GDP since 1946.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
"This was supposed to be my forever home and we've just finished renovating it after 10 years," she says.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
That I was finished trying to cross oceans to please him, when he won’t step over a puddle for me.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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