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
7. (noun) ending, conclusion, finish
event whose occurrence ends something
Synonyms: goal, termination, refinement, coating, end, conclusion, decision, finish, culture, ending, cultivation, ratiocination, close, polish, finis, finishing, stopping point, last, closing, destination, finale, determination
Antonyms: commencement, start, 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
14. (verb) eat up, finish, polish off
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
Synonyms: exhaust, swallow, eat up, dispatch, complete, wrap up, hit, eat, off, finish up, end, bump off, finish, use up, terminate, polish off, stop, mop up, swallow up, finish off, fetch up, bury, land up, end up, slay, run through, wipe out, wind up, murder, cease, clear up, immerse, consume, get through, deplete, remove
Antonyms: beginning, start, 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
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Synonyms and Antonyms of finish 
