Synonyms of the word

finish

• n. An end; the end of anything.
• n. A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
• n. The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
• n. (sports) A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.
• v. (transitive) To complete (something).
• v. (transitive) To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
• v. (transitive) To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the…
• v. (intransitive) To come to an end.

act

• n. (countable) Something done, a deed.
• n. (obsolete, uncountable) Actuality.
• n. (countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
• n. The process of doing something.
• n. (countable) A formal or official record of something done.
• n. (countable) A division of a theatrical performance.
• n. (countable) A performer or performers in a show.
• n. (countable) Any organized activity.
• n. (countable) A display of behaviour.
• n. A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the…
• n. (countable) A display of behaviour meant to deceive.
• v. (intransitive) To do something.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To do (something); to perform.
• v. (intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.
• v. (intransitive) To behave in a certain way.
• v. (copulative) To convey an appearance of being.
• v. To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.
• v. (intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).
• v. (transitive) To play (a role).
• v. (transitive) To feign.
• v. (mathematics, intransitive, construed with on or upon, of a group) To map via a homomorphism to a group…
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To move to action; to actuate; to animate.

cease

• v. (formal, intransitive) To stop.
• v. (formal, transitive) To stop doing (something).
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To be wanting; to fail; to pass away.

close

• v. (physical) To remove a gap.
• v. (social) To finish, to terminate.
• v. To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
• v. (surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
• n. An end or conclusion.
• n. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
• n. A grapple in wrestling.
• n. (music) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
• n. (music) A double bar marking the end.
• adj. (now rare) Closed, shut.
• adj. Narrow; confined.
• adj. At a little distance; near.
• adj. Intimate; well-loved.
• adj. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
• adj. (Ireland, England, Scotland, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind.
• adj. (linguistics, phonetics, of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
• adj. Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
• adj. (obsolete) Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
• adj. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.
• adj. Short.
• adj. (archaic) Dense; solid; compact.
• adj. (archaic) Concise; to the point.
• adj. (dated) Difficult to obtain.
• adj. (dated) Parsimonious; stingy.
• adj. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.
• adj. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.
• adj. Marked, evident.
• n. (now rare) An enclosed field.
• n. (Britain) A street that ends in a dead end.
• n. (Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the…
• n. (Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.
• n. A cathedral close.
• n. (law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed.

closing

• n. The act by which something is closed.
• n. The end or conclusion of something.
• n. The final procedure in a house sale when documents are signed and recorded.
• adj. Coming after all others.
• v. present participle of close.

coat

• n. (countable) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.^Wp.
• n. (countable) A covering of material, such as paint.^Wp.
• n. (countable) The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.^Wp.
• n. (uncountable, nautical) Canvas painted with thick tar and secured round a mast or bowsprit to prevent…
• n. (obsolete) A petticoat.
• n. The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth.
• n. A coat of arms.^Wp.
• n. A coat card.
• v. To cover with a coat of some material.
• v. To cover as a coat.

coating

• n. A thin outer layer.
• n. (archaic) Cloth for making coats.
• v. present participle of coat.

complete

• v. (transitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
• v. (transitive) To make whole or entire.
• adj. With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.
• adj. Finished; ended; concluded; completed.
• adj. Generic intensifier.
• adj. (analysis, Of a metric space) in which every Cauchy sequence converges.
• adj. (algebra, Of a lattice) in which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.
• adj. (mathematics, Of a category) in which all small limits exist.
• adj. (logic, of a proof system of a formal system) With respect to a given semantics, that any well-formed…
• adj. (computing theory) With respect to a complexity class, used of a problem that is in that class and such…

completion

• n. The act or state of being or making something complete; conclusion, accomplishment.
• n. (law) The conclusion of an act of conveyancing concerning the sale of a property.
• n. (American football) A forward pass that is successfully caught by the intended receiver.
• n. (mathematics) The act of making a metric space complete by adding points.
• n. (mathematics) The space resulting from such an act.

conclusion

• n. The end, finish, close or last part of something.
• n. The outcome or result of a process or act.
• n. A decision reached after careful thought.
• n. (logic) In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
• n. (obsolete) An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.
• n. (law) The end or close of a pleading, e.g. the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
• n. (law) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.

culmination

• n. (astronomy) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across…
• n. Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.

cultivation

• n. The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture.
• n. The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture.
• n. Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something).
• n. Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition.

culture

• n. The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize a particular society or nation.
• n. The beliefs, values, behaviour and material objects that constitute a people's way of life.
• n. (microbiology) The process of growing a bacterial or other biological entity in an artificial medium;…
• n. (anthropology) Any knowledge passed from one generation to the next, not necessarily with respect to human…
• n. The collective noun for a group of bacteria.
• n. (botany) Cultivation.
• n. (computing) The language and peculiarities of a geographical location.
• n. (cartography) The details on a map that do not represent natural features of the area delineated, such…
• v. (transitive) To maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria).
• v. (transitive) To increase the artistic or scientific interest (in something).

decorativeness

• n. The condition of being decorative.

destination

• n. (archaic) The act of destining or appointing.
• n. Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
• n. The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

downfall

• n. A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
• n. The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
• n. An act of falling down.
• v. (intransitive) To fall down; deteriorate; decline.

eat

• v. To ingest; to be ingested.
• v. To use up.
• v. (transitive, informal) To cause (someone) to worry.
• v. (transitive, business) To take the loss in a transaction.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To corrode or erode.
• v. (transitive, informal, vulgar) To perform oral sex on someone.
• n. (colloquial) Something to be eaten; a meal; a food item.

end

• n. The initial or (especially) the terminal point of something in space or time.
• n. The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
• n. Death, especially miserable.
• n. Result.
• n. A purpose, goal, or aim.
• n. (cricket) One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
• n. (American football) The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a…
• n. (curling) A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
• n. (mathematics) An ideal point of a graph or other complex.
• n. That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
• n. One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
• v. (ergative) To finish, terminate.

ending

• v. present participle of end.
• n. A termination or conclusion.
• n. The last part of something.
• n. (grammar) The last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form (such as -ing in "ending").

finale

• n. The grand end of something, especially a show or piece of music.
• n. (narratology) The chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works.

finis

• n. An end (of a book etc.).

finishing

• v. present participle of finish.
• n. The act of completing something.
• n. (soccer) Shooting ability.
• n. The final work upon or ornamentation of a thing; finish.

flawlessness

• n. The quality of being flawless.

goal

• n. A result that one is attempting to achieve.
• n. In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
• n. The act of placing the object into the goal.
• n. A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.
• n. A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct…
• v. (Gaelic football, Australian rules) To score a goal.

happening

• v. present participle of happen.
• adj. (slang, of a place) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.
• adj. (slang, of a person or product) Trendy, up-to-the-minute.
• n. Something that happens.
• n. A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.

last

• adj. Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
• adj. Most recent, latest, last so far.
• adj. Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.
• adj. Being the only one remaining of its class.
• adj. Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.
• adj. Lowest in rank or degree.
• adv. Most recently.
• adv. (sequence) after everything else; finally.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To perform, carry out.
• v. (intransitive) To endure, continue over time.
• v. (intransitive) To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
• n. A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes.
• v. To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last.
• n. (obsolete) A burden; load; a cargo; freight.
• n. (obsolete) A measure of weight or quantity, varying in designation depending on the goods concerned.
• n. (obsolete) An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.
• n. A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value.

move

• v. (intransitive) To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to…
• v. (intransitive) To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act.
• v. (intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and…
• v. (intransitive, chess, and other games) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of…
• v. (transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry,…
• v. (transitive, chess) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the…
• v. (transitive) To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion,…
• v. (transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion,…
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue);…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To apply to, as for aid.
• v. (law, transitive, intransitive) To request an action from the court.
• n. The act of moving; a movement.
• n. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
• n. A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand…
• n. The event of changing one's residence.
• n. A change in strategy.
• n. A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
• n. (board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules…

occurrence

• n. Actual instance when a situation arises.

occurrent

• adj. Current, actual, occurring.
• n. (now chiefly philosophy) An event, something that occurs.

perfection

• n. The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable…
• n. A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal; faultlessness; especially, the divine…
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To perfect.

polish

• n. A substance used to polish.
• n. Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.
• n. Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.
• v. (transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
• v. (transitive) To refine; remove imperfections from.
• v. (transitive) To apply shoe polish to shoes.
• v. (intransitive) To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.
• v. (transitive) To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.

refinement

• n. The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material.
• n. High-class style; cultivation.
• n. A fine or subtle distinction.

ruin

• n. (countable, sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a…
• n. (uncountable) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
• n. (uncountable) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
• n. (obsolete) A fall or tumble.
• n. A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
• v. (transitive) to cause the fiscal ruin of.
• v. To destroy or make something no longer usable.
• v. To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
• v. To upset or mess up the plans or progress of, or to put into disarray; to spoil.

ruination

• n. The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction.
• n. The act of ruining or wrecking.
• n. The cause of being ruined, destroyed or lost.
• n. A loss of reputation.

stop

• v. (intransitive) To cease moving.
• v. (intransitive) To not continue.
• v. (transitive) To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
• v. (transitive) To cause (something) to come to an end.
• v. (transitive) To close or block an opening.
• v. (transitive, intransitive, photography, often with "up" or "down") To adjust the aperture of a camera…
• v. (intransitive) To stay; to spend a short time; to reside temporarily.
• v. (intransitive) To tarry.
• v. (music) To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with…
• v. (obsolete) To punctuate.
• v. (nautical) To make fast; to stopper.
• n. A (usually marked) place where line buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually…
• n. An action of stopping; interruption of travel.
• n. A device intended to block the path of a moving object.
• n. (linguistics) A consonant sound in which the passage of air through the mouth is temporarily blocked by…
• n. A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly…
• n. That which stops, impedes, or obstructs; an obstacle; an impediment.
• n. A function that halts playback or recording in devices such as videocassette and DVD player.
• n. (by extension) A button that activates the stop function.
• n. (music) A knob or pin used to regulate the flow of air in an organ.
• n. (tennis) A very short shot which touches the ground close behind the net and is intended to bounce as…
• n. (zoology) The depression in a dog’s face between the skull and the nasal bones.
• n. (photography) An f-stop.
• n. (engineering) A device, or piece, as a pin, block, pawl, etc., for arresting or limiting motion, or for…
• n. (architecture) A member, plain or moulded, formed of a separate piece and fixed to a jamb, against which…
• n. The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing…
• adv. Prone to halting or hesitation.
• interj. halt! stop!
• punct. Used to indicate the end of a sentence in a telegram.
• n. (Britain dialectal) A small well-bucket; a milk-pail.
• adj. (physics) Being or relating to the squark that is the superpartner of a top quark.

surface

• n. The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
• n. The outside hull of a tangible object.
• n. (figuratively) Outward or external appearance.
• n. (mathematics, geometry) The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom)…
• n. (fortification) That part of the side which is terminated by the flank prolonged, and the angle of the…
• v. (transitive) To provide something with a surface.
• v. (transitive) To apply a surface to something.
• v. (intransitive) To rise to the surface.
• v. (intransitive) To come out of hiding.
• v. (intransitive) For information or facts to become known.
• v. (intransitive) To work a mine near the surface.
• v. (intransitive) To appear or be found.

taste

• n. One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals (Wikipedia).
• n. (countable and uncountable) A person's implicit set of preferences, especially esthetic, though also culinary,…
• n. Personal preference; liking; predilection.
• n. (uncountable, figuratively) A small amount of experience with something that gives a sense of its quality…
• n. A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon.
• v. (transitive) To sample the flavor of something orally.
• v. (intransitive) To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavour is distinguished.
• v. To experience.
• v. To take sparingly.
• v. To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.
• v. (obsolete) To try by the touch; to handle.

terminate

• v. (transitive or intransitive, formal) To end, especially in an incomplete state.
• v. (transitive, euphemistic) To kill.
• v. (transitive, euphemistic) To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off.
• adj. Terminated; limited; bounded; ended.
• adj. Having a definite and clear limit or boundary; having a determinate size, shape or magnitude.
• adj. (mathematics) Expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite.

windup

• n. The act of ending or concluding something.
• n. The last part of something; a conclusion.
• n. (Britain) A practical joke or tease.
• n. (baseball) The act of preparing for a certain style of pitching.
• adj. Operated by a coiled spring that is wound by hand.