Synonyms for finish
ˈfɪn ɪʃfin·ish

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1. 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.

   Synonyms:
   abstain, bring to an end, cease, come to an end, conclude, desist, discontinue, end, end, give over, intermit, leave off, pause, quit, refrain, stop, terminate

   Antonyms:
   begin, commence, enter upon, inaugurate, initiate, institute, originate, set about, set going, set in operation, set on foot, start

   Preposition:
   Cease from anger.

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1. finish

   Synonyms:
   complete, perfect, accomplish, conclude, achieve, end, shape, terminate

   Antonyms:
   begin, commence, start, undertake, fail, miscontrive, mismanage, botch, mar

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1. 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"

   Synonyms:
   application, covering, refinement, coating, last, polish, culture, ending, cultivation, close, finis, finishing, stopping point, goal, destination, coat, finale, conclusion

   Antonyms:
   commencement, beginning, start

2. stopping 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"

   Synonyms:
   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, determination

   Antonyms:
   start, commencement, beginning

3. polish, 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

   Synonyms:
   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, finale

   Antonyms:
   beginning, start, commencement

4. finish, 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"

   Synonyms:
   refinement, coating, last, polish, finale, culture, ending, end, cultivation, close, finis, finishing, stopping point, address, goal, terminus, destination, name and address, conclusion

   Antonyms:
   commencement, beginning, start

5. finishnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping point

   Antonyms:
   start, commencement, beginning

6. finishnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping point

   Antonyms:
   start, commencement, beginning

7. ending, 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"

   Synonyms:
   goal, termination, refinement, coating, end, conclusion, decision, culture, ending, cultivation, ratiocination, close, polish, finis, finishing, stopping point, last, closing, destination, finale, determination

   Antonyms:
   commencement, start, beginning

8. finishnoun

   (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"

   Synonyms:
   finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping point

   Antonyms:
   start, commencement, beginning

9. finish, finishingverb

   the act of finishing

   "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"

   Synonyms:
   finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping point

   Antonyms:
   beginning, start, commencement

10. complete, 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"

    Synonyms:
    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 up

    Antonyms:
    commencement, beginning, start

11. finish 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"

    Synonyms:
    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 up

    Antonyms:
    start, commencement, beginning

12. end, 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"

    Synonyms:
    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, check

    Antonyms:
    commencement, start, beginning

13. finishverb

    provide with a finish

    "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly"

    Synonyms:
    end up, stop, wind up, end, finish up, fetch up, cease, polish off, complete, terminate, land up, eat up

    Antonyms:
    start, beginning, commencement

14. eat up, finish, polish offverb

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

    "She polished off the remaining potatoes"

    Synonyms:
    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, remove

    Antonyms:
    beginning, start, commencement

15. finishverb

    cause to finish a relationship with somebody

    "That finished me with Mary"

    Synonyms:
    end up, stop, wind up, end, finish up, fetch up, cease, polish off, complete, terminate, land up, eat up

    Antonyms:
    commencement, beginning, start

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Coat
   • Decorativeness
   • Downfall
   • Eat
   • End
   • Happening
   • Perfection
   • Taste
   • Tasting

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1. finishverb

   Synonyms:
   accomplish, complete, execute, perform, achieve, do

2. finishverb

   Synonyms:
   perfect, polish, elaborate, make perfect

3. finishverb

   Synonyms:
   end, terminate, close, conclude, bring to an end, put an end to

4. finishnoun

   Synonyms:
   polish, elaboration, final touch, last touch

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1. finishnoun

   Synonyms:
   completion, elaboration

2. finishverb

   Synonyms:
   complete, elaborate

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1. List of paraphrases for "finish":

   conclude, finished, end, complete, finishing, finalize, conclusion, completion, finite, refinishing, finalise, terminate, finis, refinish, arrival, gonnafinish, finisher, finishes, completing, close, closing

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1. Justin Thomas:

   Guys giving me advice in the locker room how to finish off a tournament, i was like, Ive done this a couple times guys but, thank you. Thats what I was saying on the way over here. Its a lot of the outside noise that makes it harder sometimes to stay focused.

2. Tania Raymonde:

   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.

3. Virginia Slovakia Peter Sagan:

   From the last climb, it was still a long way until the finish, the climb was very hard, the climb was very short but the last 800 meters was very tough.

4. Zolan Kanno-Youngs:

   The pain that we're trying to talk about and the pain that we're trying to convey obviously doesn't relate to that of the actual victims of the marathon bombings, the people who were at the finish line, but it's pain nonetheless, there's no one way to react to something as bizarre as this.

5. Tony Finau:

   Sometimes it’s not a terrible thing to hit a bad shot as long as you know what you did, so it actually helped me on the holes coming in. I was able to hit a lot of quality shots really close, and I was able to finish off a solid round.