That ends, or is ended, of which there is no more, whether or not more was intended or needed; that is closed, completed, concluded, or finished which has come to an expected or appropriate end.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

done If she had trusted you, she wouldn't have done so.
spent I spent the whole afternoon chatting with friends.
ended When the battle ended, not a Texan was left alive.
completed Have you completed your preparations for tomorrow?
polished When did the Japanese start eating polished rice?

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
finished		rising
done		steady
spent		steady
ended		rising
completed		falling
polished		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: over², done¹, gone¹, neat¹, ripe¹
5 letters: spent¹, ended²
6 letters: mature², ruined², undone², choate¹, effete²
7 letters: through¹, perfect², elegant³, refined², drained¹
8 letters: complete², consumed², polished², depleted³, masterly³
9 letters: completed³, destroyed², qualified³, exhausted³, practiced², practised²
10 letters: terminated⁴, proficient³, consummate³
12 letters: accomplished³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (over² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: terminé