Synonyms for finish
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Polish off
do, polish off, get through informal, do in, do for, eat up, kill, rub out, execute, perform, slay, dispatch, despatch UK, liquidate, assassinate
2. Cease
cease, crown, stop, perfect, terminate, accomplish, finalize, finalise UK, consummate, conclude, cancel, cap, achieve dated
Noun
1. End
end, ending, conclusion, completion, termination, cessation formal, consummation, terminus, omega
3. Polish
4. Goal
Definitions
- v. 1
To complete (something).
Be sure to finish your homework before you go to bed!
- v. 2
To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
The furniture was finished in teak veneer.
- n. 1
An end; the end of anything.
- n. 2
A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
The car's finish was so shiny and new.
Related words
- Word family
- finisher
- Phrases
- finish off finish up finish time finish out job and finish
Example sentences
- finalize I realize you're anxious to finalize the details.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| finish | rising | |
| finalize | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- do1
- 3 letters
- end1, cap1, wax1
- 4 letters
- last1, stop1, kill1, goal1, slay1
- 5 letters
- close1, crown1, cease1, omega3, finis
- 6 letters
- ending2, polish2, cancel2, finale3
- 7 letters
- perfect2, culture2, perform2, achieve2, execute3, coating2
- 8 letters
- complete2, conclude2, dispatch2, terminus3, finalize3, despatch, finalise
- 9 letters
- elaborate3, terminate3, cessation3, liquidate3
- 10 letters
- conclusion3, completion3, accomplish3, refinement3, consummate3
- 11 letters
- destination4, termination4, cultivation4, assassinate4
- 12 letters
- consummation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (omega3 = 3 syllables).