well-done
No pink inside
Well-done describes something executed successfully or skillfully: Well done on the presentation.
As a compliment, it's often an exclamation: Well done!
For meat, well-done means cooked thoroughly with no pink remaining—the opposite of rare.
The hyphen typically appears before nouns a well-done steak but may be dropped after verbs The steak was well done.
Expression of praise for achievement
- bravoAcclaim for performers
- kudosPraise and honor
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
commendation · approval · appreciation · recognition · tribute · honors · cheers · salute
Showing extreme attention to detail
- detailedFull of specifics
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
- scrupulousThorough and principled
systematic · precise · careful · diligent · rigorous · methodical · painstaking · complete
Successful completion of aim
- successFavorable outcome attained
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- victoryDefeating an opponent
feat · breakthrough · masterpiece · excellence · distinction · attainment · fulfillment · merit
congratulations
Expression of praise for achievement
accolade · commendation · approval · appreciation · recognition · tribute · honors · cheers · salute · props
meticulous
Showing extreme attention to detail
- detailedFull of specifics
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
scrupulous · systematic · precise · careful · diligent · rigorous · methodical · painstaking · complete · conscientious
accomplishment
Successful completion of aim
- successFavorable outcome attained
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
victory · feat · breakthrough · masterpiece · excellence · distinction · attainment · fulfillment · merit · realization
steak
Thick beef slice
broiled · barbecued · seared · browned · firm · char · temperature · thermometer
- hyphenated wordsup-to-date, pitch-black, jaw-dropping, round-the-clock, air-conditioned
- food qualitiesripe, unripe, overripe, fresh, spoiled
- Steak Donenessrare, medium rare, medium, medium well, blue rare
- meat qualitiestender, juicy, lean, fatty, tough
- cookedbaked, boiled, braised, broiled, fried
- food qualitydelicious, tasty, bland, fresh, flavorful
well-donerare
Seldom found or seen
raw · underdone · undercooked · medium-rare · bloody
well-donebotched
Poorly executed, spoiled
bungled · sloppy · shoddy · half-assed · incompetent
done, wellness, well-mannered, wells, wellspring, welling, well-made, welled, wellhead