finish

Bring to close

Finish means to bring something to completion or its end: I need to finish this report by Friday.

A finish is the final stage or surface quality—wood has a matte or glossy finish, a race has a photo finish.

To finish someone off is to kill or defeat them decisively.

If you're finished with something, you're done using it or done tolerating it: I'm finished with his excuses.

completion

conclude

End or infer

completeLacking nothing, fully done
wrap-upConcluding summary or review
closureSense of emotional resolution

done · end · terminate · culminate · accomplish · fulfill · execute · consummate · wind-up · seal

surface

varnish

Liquid that dries glossy

lacquerGlossy protective coating
shellacResinous wood coating
enamelHard glossy coating

glaze · polish · stain · sealant · primer · coating · matte · gloss · satin · patina

sexual

climax

Point of greatest intensity

orgasmPeak sexual pleasure
comeMove toward someone
releaseTo let go

peak · culmination · satisfaction

race

sprint

Brief maximum-speed effort

homestretchLast portion before completion
podiumRaised platform for speakers
paceSpeed of movement

kick · personal-best · timing · placing · lap · split · clock · medal · champion · record

termination

layoff

Termination without cause

dismissalRemoval from position
severanceTermination pay or disconnection
downsizingReducing workforce or scale

redundancy · discharge · firing · sacking · notice · separation · exit · outplacement

rowing

catch

Seize or snag

driveOperate a vehicle
releaseTo let go
featherBird's body covering

recover · settle · paddle · easy · row · scull · blade · oar · stroke · square

Categories

game actionsjump, select, run, tap, walk
regular verbswalk, walked, talk, talked, play
time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
button labelssubmit, cancel, save, delete, edit
sculpturestatue, sculpture, sculptor, sculpting, bronze
accomplishaccomplish, achieve, complete, do, execute

Opposites

temporal sequence/process phase

finishstart

To set going

begin · beginning · commence · commencement · initiate

continuation vs. cessation

Go on without stopping

continuance · continuation · persist · maintain · sustain

completion vs. incompletion

Leave behind permanently

quit · forsake · desert · drop · give up

Phrases

finish lineRace completion marker
finish offComplete or consume entirely
finished offCompleted the last part
finish upBring to completion
finishing touchesLast refinements before completion
finishing offCompleting the final part

Family

finished, unfinished, finishing, infinite, finishes, finite, finish off, finisher, finishers

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