Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finished

/ˈfɪnɪʃt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.94 in modern English

Syllables: fin-ished
IPA: /ˈfɪnɪʃt/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Processed or perfected.

adj

Completed; concluded; done.

adj

Done for; doomed; used up.

Informal

verb

simple past and past participle of finish

Example Sentences

"He gave a very finished, but uninspired performance."
"I won't be finished until just before lunch."
"The program was finally finished after three hours."
"He wasn't finished cleaning up until nearly noon."
"He wasn't quite finished with his assignment."
"Six years ago, I inherited a Labour Party that was politically, financially and morally bankrupt. I was told, time and time again, that my party was finished."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more finished (comparative) most finished (superlative)

Derived Forms

finishedness nonfinished overfinished semifinished underfinished

Phrases

finished article finished goods finished product high-finished self-finished semi-finished

Synonyms

in the books over consumed depleted out done up effete exhausted all expended gone finished

Antonyms

half-finished unfinished continuing ongoing unbegun uncommenced unstarted continuous eternal lasting

Rhymes With

unfinished diminished undiminished refinished semifinished

Questions

How do you pronounce finished?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪnɪʃt/.
What does finished mean?: Processed or perfected.

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