finish - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of finishing

Synonyms

• finish
• finishing

More generic

• closing
• completion
• culmination
• mop up
• windup

Opposite / Antonyms

• start

More specific

• close
• closing curtain
• finale
• finis

Noun

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

Synonyms

• coating
• finish
• finishing

More generic

• decorativeness

More specific

• glaze
• shoeshine

Noun

(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)

Synonyms

• finish

More generic

• gustatory perception
• gustatory sensation
• taste
• taste perception
• taste sensation

Noun

event whose occurrence ends something

Synonyms

• conclusion
• ending
• finish

More generic

• happening
• natural event
• occurrence
• occurrent

More specific

• Z
• defeat
• demolition
• destruction
• end
• final result
• foregone conclusion
• halt
• last
• licking
• matter of course
• omega
• outcome
• result
• resultant
• stop
• termination
• triumph
• victory
• wipeout

Noun

the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)

Synonyms

• finish

More generic

• downfall
• ruin
• ruination

Noun

designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)

Synonyms

• finish

More generic

• happening
• natural event
• occurrence
• occurrent

More specific

• draw
• photo finish
• runner-up finish
• second-place finish
• standoff
• third-place finish
• tie

Noun

the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

Synonyms

• destination
• finish
• goal

More generic

• end
• terminal

More specific

• finish line
• finishing line

Noun

a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

Synonyms

• cultivation
• culture
• finish
• polish
• refinement

More generic

• flawlessness
• ne plus ultra
• perfection

Noun

the temporal end; the concluding time

Synonyms

• close
• conclusion
• finale
• finis
• finish
• last
• stopping point

More generic

• end
• ending

Verb

cause to finish a relationship with somebody

Synonyms

• finish

More generic

• end
• terminate

Verb

finally be or do something

Synonyms

• end up
• fetch up
• finish
• finish up
• land up
• wind up

More generic

• act
• move

Verb

come or bring to a finish or an end

Synonyms

• complete
• finish

More generic

• end
• terminate

More specific

• accomplish
• action
• carry out
• carry through
• clear up
• close
• execute
• finish off
• finish out
• finish up
• follow out
• follow through
• follow up
• fulfil
• fulfill
• get through
• go through with
• implement
• mop up
• polish off
• put through
• round out
• see through
• top
• top off
• wrap up

Verb

finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table

Synonyms

• eat up
• finish
• polish off

More generic

• eat

More specific

• consume
• demolish
• devour
• down
• go through
• put away
• tuck away
• tuck in

Verb

provide with a finish

Synonyms

• finish

More generic

• coat
• surface

More specific

• broom
• dress

Verb

have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Synonyms

• cease
• end
• finish
• stop
• terminate

More specific

• adjourn
• break
• break up
• climax
• close
• come out
• conclude
• culminate
• cut out
• disappear
• discontinue
• go
• go away
• go out
• lapse
• pass away
• recess
• run low
• run out
• run short
• turn out
• vanish

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