Synonyms for finish off
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fin-ish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪn ɪʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for finish off Other synonyms for the word finish off
- abate
- abrogate
- ambush
- amend
- annihilate
- assassinate
- ax
- bar
- batter
- be first
- be victorious
- bear down
- best
- block
- blot out
- blue pencil
- bog
- break
- bring to a close
- brush up
- bump off
- bust
- bust up
- butcher
- cap
- carry the day
- climax
- close
- come in first
- complete
- conclude
- conquer
- consume
- countermand
- cover
- crash
- cross out
- crown
- crush
- culminate
- cut
- damage
- decimate
- deface
- defeat
- delete
- demolish
- destroy
- devour
- discomfit
- disintegrate
- dispatch
- dispose of
- dissolve
- divide
- do away with
- do in
- do up
- down
- drown
- eat
- eat up
- edge
- efface
- eliminate
- end
- enhance
- entrap
- eradicate
- erase
- execute
- expunge
- exterminate
- extinguish
- extirpate
- finish
- finish in front
- finish off
- finish up
- finish using
- fracture
- fragment
- gain
- gain victory
- get rid of
- give a face-lift
- gloss
- go back on one's word
- halt
- hinder
- impede
- invalidate
- kill
- knock off
- knock out
- KO
- level
- lick
- liquidate
- make hash of
- make improvements
- make mincemeat of
- mark out
- massacre
- modify
- mow down
- murder
- negate
- nix
- nullify
- obliterate
- obscure
- obstruct
- off
- omit
- outflank
- outmaneuver
- overcome
- overpower
- overrun
- overthrow
- overwhelm
- parry
- part
- patch up
- perfect
- polish
- prevail
- prevail over
- pull to pieces
- purge
- put an end to
- put away
- put end to
- put finishing touches on
- put the kibosh on
- quash
- quell
- ravage
- raze
- reduce
- reject
- remodel
- remove
- rend
- render invalid
- renege
- renew
- renovate
- repair
- repeal
- repel
- repress
- repudiate
- repulse
- rescind
- retouch
- retract
- revamp
- revoke
- rework
- rift
- roll back
- root out
- round off
- rout
- route
- rub off
- rub out
- ruin
- run circles around
- sack
- scatter
- scratch
- scratch out
- scrub
- send to kingdom come
- separate
- settle
- sever
- shatter
- shipwreck
- shiver
- shoot down
- shut out
- silence
- sink
- slaughter
- slay
- smash
- snap
- splinter
- split
- squash
- stamp across
- stamp out
- strike out
- subdue
- subjugate
- sunder
- suppress
- surmount
- swamp
- swill
- take apart
- take out
- take the prize
- tear
- tease
- terminate
- top off
- torpedo
- total
- trample
- trash
- trim
- triumph
- undo
- upset
- use up
- vacate
- vanquish
- vaporize
- vitiate
- void
- walk away with
- walk off with
- wash out
- waste
- whip
- wipe off face of earth
- wipe out
- wipe slate clean
- wolf
- wrack
- wreck
- X-out
- zap
Définition of finish off
Origin :- 1779, "that which finishes or gives completion," from finish (v.). Meaning "the end" is from 1790. Finish line attested from 1873.
- As in liquidate : verb destroy, dissolve
- As in obliterate : verb destroy
- As in polish off : verb use up
- As in round off : verb finish
- As in touch up : verb fix up; improve
- As in win : verb finish first; succeed
- As in break : verb destroy; make whole into pieces
- As in cancel : verb call off; erase
- As in rive : verb break
- As in defeat : verb conquer in military manner
- As in dispatch : verb kill
- As in exterminate : verb kill
- As in annihilate : verb destroy completely
- As in abrogate : verb formally put an end to
Antonyms for finish off
- abet
- add
- advance
- agree
- aid
- allow
- approve
- arrange
- assist
- attach
- attract
- bear
- begin
- break
- build
- cause
- clear
- combine
- connect
- construct
- continue
- create
- damage
- enact
- encourage
- establish
- facilitate
- fail
- fasten
- fix
- float
- forfeit
- forward
- free
- give birth
- give up
- grow
- harm
- help
- hide
- hoard
- hold
- hold back
- hurt
- imbalance
- increase
- initiate
- inspirit
- institute
- invest
- join
- keep
- keep quiet
- leave alone
- legalize
- let go
- liberate
- lose
- mend
- miss
- obey
- open
- pass
- permit
- preserve
- prohibit
- promote
- protect
- push
- put together
- ratify
- release
- repair
- restore
- retain
- revive
- sanction
- save
- schedule
- secret
- secure
- set up
- stabilize
- start
- stay
- strengthen
- support
- surrender
- tip
- unite
- uphold
- validate
- wait
- win
- yield
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