finished article
Final manufactured item
A finished article is something complete and ready for use or display, having reached its final form.
The phrase often describes a person who has fully developed their skills or potential: After years of training, she's the finished article.
In manufacturing or crafts, it refers to the end product as opposed to raw materials or work in progress.
- completionAct of finishing
- perfectedMade without flaw
- culminationHighest or final point
- crowning achievementGreatest success attained
- embodimentConcrete manifestation of idea
masterpiece · work of art · accomplished · finalized · end product · epitome · real deal · complete package · deliverable · polished · tour de force · handiwork · refinement · product · self-actualization · craftsmanship · creation · assembly
finished articleraw materials
Unprocessed production inputs
raw material · work in progress · rough draft · prototype · components
finished articlework in progress
Incomplete ongoing effort
raw talent · diamond in the rough · rookie · novice · beginner
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