Antonyms for finishing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fin-ish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪn ɪʃ |
Definition of finishing
Origin :- 1779, "that which finishes or gives completion," from finish (v.). Meaning "the end" is from 1790. Finish line attested from 1873.
- verb bring to a conclusion; get done
- verb consume, use up
- verb defeat; kill
- verb put a coating on; perfect
- Something in her heart or her throat prevented Hester from finishing the sentence.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- When she re-entered he sat as if he were only finishing the glass she had left him with.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- In the hurry of finishing, some of the woodwork had but one coat of paint.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The wine coming at the moment prevented his finishing the sentence.
- Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens
- And it seemed to Eve as if this crime gave a finishing touch to her own misfortune.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Mrs. Ney, who surprised us in the midst of this discussion, gave the finishing touch.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- I had neither advice nor assistance from any one in finishing the plate.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- But the workmen who were finishing the interior were not so quick as the painters and gilders.
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- Meanwhile at the other end of the room three ladies were finishing their tea.
- Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- We might then one day give the finishing blow to the devil in us.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
Synonyms for finishing
- accomplish
- achieve
- annihilate
- assassinate
- bag it
- best
- break up
- bring down
- bring to a close
- carry off
- carry through
- cease
- clinch
- close
- coat
- complete
- conclude
- crown
- culminate
- deal with
- deplete
- destroy
- determine
- develop
- devour
- discharge
- dispatch
- dispose of
- do
- do in
- down
- drain
- drink
- eat
- effect
- elaborate
- empty
- end
- execute
- exhaust
- expend
- exterminate
- face
- finalize
- fold
- fulfill
- get out of the way
- get rid of
- gild
- go
- halt
- hang it up
- have done with
- lacquer
- liquidate
- make
- make short work of
- mop up
- overcome
- overpower
- perfect
- polish
- put an end to
- put away
- put finishing touches on
- refine
- round off
- round up
- rout
- rub out
- ruin
- run through
- scratch
- scrub
- settle
- sew up
- shut down
- shutter
- slaughter
- slay
- smooth
- spend
- stain
- stop
- take off
- take out
- terminate
- texture
- top off
- ultimate
- use
- vaporize
- veneer
- wash up
- wax
- wind up
- worst
- wrap
- wrap up
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