1. (noun)coating, finish, finishing a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) Synonyms: application, covering, refinement, coating, last, polish, finish, culture, ending, cultivation, close, finis, finishing, stopping point, goal, destination, coat, finale, conclusion Antonyms: commencement, beginning, start
2. (noun)stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close the temporal end; the concluding time Synonyms: cobbler's last, termination, shoemaker's last, refinement, coating, closing, last, polish, coda, finish, culture, ending, end, cultivation, ratiocination, close, finishing, finis, finale, stopping point, closing curtain, goal, final stage, death, destination, decision, conclusion, determination Antonyms: start, commencement, beginning
3. (noun)polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality Synonyms: purification, goal, acculturation, refinement, shade, last, polish, finish, culture, ending, coating, glossiness, cultivation, nuance, nicety, destination, civilization, finis, finishing, refining, stopping point, civilisation, elaboration, subtlety, close, gloss, conclusion, burnish, finale Antonyms: beginning, start, commencement
4. (noun)finish, destination, goal the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) Synonyms: refinement, coating, last, polish, finale, culture, ending, end, cultivation, finish, close, finis, finishing, stopping point, address, goal, terminus, destination, name and address, conclusion Antonyms: commencement, beginning, start
5. (noun)finish designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) Synonyms: finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping point Antonyms: start, commencement, beginning
6. (noun)finish the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict) Synonyms: finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping point Antonyms: start, commencement, beginning
8. (noun)finish (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed) Synonyms: finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping point Antonyms: start, commencement, beginning
9. (verb)finish, finishing the act of finishing Synonyms: finish, finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping point Antonyms: beginning, start, commencement
10. (verb)complete, finish come or bring to a finish or an end Synonyms: stop, fill in, wind up, end, finish up, dispatch, finish, eat up, polish off, fill out, terminate, discharge, cease, nail, complete, make out, land up, fetch up, end up Antonyms: commencement, beginning, start
11. (verb)finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish finally be or do something Synonyms: earth up, get through, turn on, wind up, clear up, end, finish up, finish, fetch up, eat up, polish off, terminate, wrap up, wind, mop up, arouse, finish off, cease, complete, sex, stop, land up, excite, end up Antonyms: start, commencement, beginning
12. (verb)end, stop, finish, terminate, cease have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical Synonyms: eat up, block up, complete, sack, halt, can, arrest, give up, finish up, block off, hold back, end, give the axe, finish, block, displace, polish off, lay off, turn back, stop over, break off, break, fetch up, fire, land up, stop, blockade, hold on, wind up, bar, cease, barricade, discontinue, contain, end up, force out, give notice, kibosh, give the sack, intercept, dismiss, terminate, send away, quit, check Antonyms: commencement, start, beginning
13. (verb)finish provide with a finish Synonyms: end up, stop, wind up, end, finish up, fetch up, cease, polish off, complete, terminate, land up, eat up Antonyms: start, beginning, commencement
15. (verb)finish cause to finish a relationship with somebody Synonyms: end up, stop, wind up, end, finish up, fetch up, cease, polish off, complete, terminate, land up, eat up Antonyms: commencement, beginning, start
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'finish'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. finish Strains of music may gradually or suddenly cease. A man quits work on the instant; he may discontinue a practise gradually; he quits suddenly and completely; he stops short in what he may o Synonyms: cease, abstain, desist, give over, quit, bring to an end, discontinue, intermit, refrain, come to an end, end, leave off, stop, conclude, finish, pause, terminate Antonyms: begin, inaugurate, originate, set going, set on foot, commence, initiate, set about, set in operation, start, enter upon, institute
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