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| Main Entry: | finish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conclusion; completion |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, achievement, acquisition, attainment, cease, cessation, close, culmination, curtain*, curtains*, death, defeat, denouement, end, ending, finale, last, ruin, stop, termination, wrap, acquirement, annihilation, closing, desistance, end of the line, end of the road, finis, last stage, terminus, wind-up, winding-up, wrap-up |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, initiation, introduction, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | finish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring to a conclusion; get done |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, break up, cease, clinch, close, complete, conclude, crown*, culminate, determine, discharge, do, effect, end, execute, finalize, fold, fulfill, halt, make, perfect, round off*, round up*, scratch, scrub, settle, shut down, shutter, stop, terminate, ultimate, wind up*, wrap, wrap up*, bag it, bring to a close, carry through, deal with, get out of the way, hang it up, have done with, make short work of, mop up, put finishing touches on, sew up, top off* |
| Antonyms: | begin, commence, initiate, introduce, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | finish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coating; perfecting |
| Synonyms: | appearance, beauty, burnish, cultivation, culture, elaboration, glaze, grace, grain, lacquer, luster, perfection, polish, refinement, shine, smoothness, surface, texture, veneer, patina |
| Main Entry: | finish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | consume, use up |
| Synonyms: | deplete, devour, dispatch, dispose of, drain, drink, eat, empty, exhaust, expend, go, run through*, spend, use, wash up* |
| Antonyms: | keep, maintain, save, store |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | finish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat; kill |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, assassinate, best*, bring down*, destroy, dispatch, dispose of, do in*, down, execute, exterminate, get rid of*, liquidate, overcome, overpower, put away*, rout, rub out*, ruin, slaughter, slay, take off*, vaporize, worst*, carry off*, put an end to, take out* |
| Antonyms: | bear, create |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | finish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put a coating on; perfect |
| Synonyms: | coat, develop, elaborate, face, gild, lacquer, polish, refine, smooth, stain, texture, veneer, wax |
| Main Entry: | abolish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do away with or put an end to |
| Synonyms: | abate, abrogate, annihilate, annul, call off, cancel, destroy, dissolve, end, eradicate, erase, expunge, extinguish, extirpate, finish, inhibit, invalidate, kill, negate, nix, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, overturn, prohibit, quash, repeal, repudiate, rescind, revoke, scrub*, squelch, stamp out, subvert, supersede, suppress, terminate, undo, vacate, vitiate, void, wipe out, zap*, disestablish, put an end to, put kibosh on, put the kibosh on, set aside |
| Antonyms: | confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, legalize, promote, ratify, support, uphold |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accomplish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | succeed in doing |
| Synonyms: | achieve, arrive, attain, bring about, bring off, carry out, conclude, consummate, do, effect, finish, fulfill, gain, hit*, manage, perform, produce, pull off*, rack up*, reach, realize, score*, win, do a bang-up job, do justice, do one proud, do the trick, get someplace, get there, make hay, make it, nail it, put it over, sew up, take care of |
| Notes: | achieve means 'to bring to a successful conclusion' (literally French 'to bring to a head') and accomplish means 'to perform fully'; the completion of achievement is more comprehensive |
| Antonyms: | abandon, fail, nullify, relinquish, give up, not finish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accomplishment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something successfully done, completed |
| Synonyms: | ability, achievement, act, art, attainment, capability, completion, conclusion, consummation, coup, deed, effort, execution, exploit, feat, finish, fulfillment, performance, production, proficiency, realization, skill, stroke, talent, triumph, bringing about, carrying out, effecting |
| Antonyms: | defeat, failure, frustration, nullification |
| Main Entry: | achieve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, acquire, actualize, attain, bring about, bring off*, bring to pass, cap, carry out, close, complete, conclude, consummate, deliver, discharge, dispatch, do, earn, effect, enact, end, execute, finish, follow through, fulfill, gain, get, manage, negotiate, obtain, perfect, perform, procure, produce, rack up*, reach, realize, resolve, score, seal, settle, sign, solve, win, wind up, work out, carry through, earn wings, effectuate, get done, see through |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose, miss |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attainment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | achievement, accomplishment |
| Synonyms: | acquisition, arrival, completion, feat, finish, fulfillment, getting, procurement, reaching, realization, securing, winning, acquirement, gaining, obtaining, reaping, succeeding |
| Antonyms: | failure, forfeit, loss, miss, surrender |
| Main Entry: | blow over |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disappear slowly |
| Synonyms: | cease, dissipate, end, finish, pass, peter out*, subside, vanish, die down, fizzle out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | outdo a performance |
| Synonyms: | beat, best, better, can*, clinch*, complete, cover, crest, crown, eclipse, exceed, excel, finish, outshine, outstrip, pass, surmount, surpass, top, transcend, wrap up*, button down, button up, cob, do to a T, put the lid on, top it off, trump |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cease |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop, conclude |
| Synonyms: | back off, break off, close, close out, culminate, desist, die, discontinue, drop, end, fail, finish, halt, knock off*, leave off, quit, refrain, shut down, stay, surcease, terminate, wind up*, bring to an end, call it a day, call it quits, come to an end, cut it out, give over, intermit, pack in, quit cold turkey |
| Antonyms: | begin, commence, continue, go, initiate, start, keep on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cessation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ending |
| Synonyms: | abeyance, arrest, break, breather*, cease, close, conclusion, discontinuance, downtime*, end, finish, freeze*, halt, halting, hiatus, intermission, interruption, interval, layoff*, pause, recess, remission, respite, rest, standstill, stay, stop, stoppage, suspension, termination, time off, time-out*, break-off, ceasing, cutoff, desistance, grinding halt, let-up, screaming halt |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | classicism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | simple style; regularity, restraint |
| Synonyms: | balance, clarity, class, dignity, elegance, excellence, finish, formality, grandeur, lucidity, majesty, nobility, objectivity, polish, proportion, propriety, purity, refinement, rhythm, severity, simplicity, sobriety, symmetry, Atticism, Ciceronianism, Hellenism, aesthetic principle, classicalism, conventional formality, formal style, grand style, high art, neoclassicism, pure taste, rationalism, sublimity |
| Main Entry: | climax |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to top; culminate |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, cap, come, come to a head, conclude, content, crown, end, finish, fulfill, orgasm, peak, please, satisfy, succeed, terminate, top, tower, break the record, hit high spot, reach a peak, reach the zenith, rise to crescendo |
| Antonyms: | delve, dip, drop, fall off |
| Main Entry: | close |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ending |
| Synonyms: | adjournment, cease, cessation, completion, conclusion, culmination, denouement, end, finale, finish, period, stop, termination, desistance, windup |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, opening, start |
| Main Entry: | coating |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | covering |
| Synonyms: | blanket, bloom, coat, crust, film, finish, glaze, layer, membrane, sheet, skin, varnish, veneer, dusting, encrustation, lamination, patina |
| Main Entry: | come in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enter place |
| Synonyms: | alight, appear, arrive, disembark, finish, immigrate, intrude, land, reach, show up, cross threshold, pass in, set foot in |
| Antonyms: | depart, exit, go, leave |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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