What are some opposite words for finish?
Antonyms for finish
ˈfɪn ɪʃfin·ish
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term finish.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
finish
Strains of music may gradually or suddenly cease. A man quits work on the instant; he may discontinue a practise gradually; he quits suddenly and completely; he stops short in what he may or may not resume; he pauses in what he will probably resume. What intermits or is intermitted returns again, as a fever that intermits. Compare ABANDON; DIE; END; REST.
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begin, commence, enter upon, inaugurate, initiate, institute, originate, set about, set going, set in operation, set on foot, startSynonyms:
abstain, bring to an end, cease, come to an end, conclude, desist, discontinue, end, end, give over, intermit, leave off, pause, quit, refrain, stop, terminatePreposition:
Cease from anger.
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coating, finish, finishingnoun
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
"the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly"
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commencement, beginning, startSynonyms:
application, covering, refinement, coating, last, polish, culture, ending, cultivation, close, finis, finishing, stopping point, goal, destination, coat, finale, conclusionstopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, closenoun
the temporal end; the concluding time
"the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
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start, commencement, beginningSynonyms:
cobbler's last, termination, shoemaker's last, refinement, coating, closing, last, polish, coda, culture, ending, end, cultivation, ratiocination, close, finishing, finis, finale, stopping point, closing curtain, goal, final stage, death, destination, decision, conclusion, determinationpolish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finishnoun
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
"they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad
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beginning, start, commencementSynonyms:
purification, goal, acculturation, refinement, shade, last, polish, culture, ending, coating, glossiness, cultivation, nuance, nicety, destination, civilization, finis, finishing, refining, stopping point, civilisation, elaboration, subtlety, close, gloss, conclusion, burnish, finalefinish, destination, goalnoun
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
"a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view"
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commencement, beginning, startSynonyms:
refinement, coating, last, polish, finale, culture, ending, end, cultivation, close, finis, finishing, stopping point, address, goal, terminus, destination, name and address, conclusionfinishnoun
designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
"excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish"
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start, commencement, beginningSynonyms:
finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping pointfinishnoun
the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)
"booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish"
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start, commencement, beginningSynonyms:
finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping pointending, conclusion, finishnoun
event whose occurrence ends something
"his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
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commencement, start, beginningSynonyms:
goal, termination, refinement, coating, end, conclusion, decision, culture, ending, cultivation, ratiocination, close, polish, finis, finishing, stopping point, last, closing, destination, finale, determinationfinishnoun
(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
"the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish"
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start, commencement, beginningSynonyms:
finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping pointfinish, finishingverb
the act of finishing
"his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"
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beginning, start, commencementSynonyms:
finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping pointcomplete, finishverb
come or bring to a finish or an end
"He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"
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commencement, beginning, startSynonyms:
stop, fill in, wind up, end, finish up, dispatch, eat up, polish off, fill out, terminate, discharge, cease, nail, complete, make out, land up, fetch up, end upfinish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finishverb
finally be or do something
"He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"
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start, commencement, beginningSynonyms:
earth up, get through, turn on, wind up, clear up, end, finish up, fetch up, eat up, polish off, terminate, wrap up, wind, mop up, arouse, finish off, cease, complete, sex, stop, land up, excite, end upend, stop, finish, terminate, ceaseverb
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
"the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
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commencement, start, beginningSynonyms:
eat up, block up, complete, sack, halt, can, arrest, give up, finish up, block off, hold back, end, give the axe, 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, checkfinishverb
provide with a finish
"The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly"
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start, beginning, commencementSynonyms:
end up, stop, wind up, end, finish up, fetch up, cease, polish off, complete, terminate, land up, eat upeat up, finish, polish offverb
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
"She polished off the remaining potatoes"
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beginning, start, commencementSynonyms:
exhaust, swallow, eat up, dispatch, complete, wrap up, hit, eat, off, finish up, end, bump off, 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, removefinishverb
cause to finish a relationship with somebody
"That finished me with Mary"
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commencement, beginning, startSynonyms:
end up, stop, wind up, end, finish up, fetch up, cease, polish off, complete, terminate, land up, eat up
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
finishnoun
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completion, elaborationfinishverb
How to use finish in a sentence?
What I am really worried about is not the amount of money, but how we spend it, you decide you want a 355-ship Navy, so you start building the ships, but then you don’t have the money to finish them. We are going to need some long-term planning based on realistic numbers.
But I'm very proud of the show, of course, and also I think this last season is so good, if it's going to have to end this is a good way to finish it off.
It's an internal kind of time frame to try and finish this out by the end of the year because they want to get at this President right now before... everybody completely sees through the process sham of the elections for next year. So Speaker Pelosi and Chairman Schiff're rushing this.
We haven't finish all of the analysis, so as I say, we've not yet signed off on it. But we are inclined to do so and we are for several reasons.
Any time you have a pause in a transaction, it increases the risk that it won't get across the finish line.
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