The opposite word for finish

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1. finish

   Strains of music may gradually or suddenly cease. A man quits work on the instant; he may discontinue a practise gradually; he quits suddenly and completely; he stops short in what he may or may not resume; he pauses in what he will probably resume. What intermits or is intermitted returns again, as a fever that intermits. Compare ABANDON; DIE; END; REST.

   Antonyms:
   begin, commence, enter upon, inaugurate, initiate, institute, originate, set about, set going, set in operation, set on foot, start

   Synonyms:
   abstain, bring to an end, cease, come to an end, conclude, desist, discontinue, end, end, give over, intermit, leave off, pause, quit, refrain, stop, terminate

   Preposition:
   Cease from anger.

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1. finish

   Antonyms:
   begin, commence, start, undertake, fail, miscontrive, mismanage, botch, mar

   Synonyms:
   complete, perfect, accomplish, conclude, achieve, end, shape, terminate

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Coat
   • Decorativeness
   • Downfall
   • Eat
   • End
   • Happening
   • Perfection
   • Taste
   • Tasting

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1. coating, finish, finishingnoun

   a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

   «the boat had a metallic finish»; «he applied a coat of a clear finish»; «when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly»

   Antonyms:
   commencement, beginning, start

   Synonyms:
   application, covering, refinement, coating, last, polish, culture, ending, cultivation, close, finis, finishing, stopping point, goal, destination, coat, finale, conclusion

2. stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, closenoun

   the temporal end; the concluding time

   «the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell»; «the market was up at the finish»; «they were playing better at the close of the season»

   Antonyms:
   start, commencement, beginning

   Synonyms:
   cobbler’s last, termination, shoemaker’s last, refinement, coating, closing, last, polish, coda, culture, ending, end, cultivation, ratiocination, close, finishing, finis, finale, stopping point, closing curtain, goal, final stage, death, destination, decision, conclusion, determination

3. polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finishnoun

   a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

   «they performed with great polish»; «I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose»; «almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art»—Joseph Conrad

   Antonyms:
   beginning, start, commencement

   Synonyms:
   purification, goal, acculturation, refinement, shade, last, polish, culture, ending, coating, glossiness, cultivation, nuance, nicety, destination, civilization, finis, finishing, refining, stopping point, civilisation, elaboration, subtlety, close, gloss, conclusion, burnish, finale

4. finish, destination, goalnoun

   the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

   «a crowd assembled at the finish»; «he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view»

   Antonyms:
   commencement, beginning, start

   Synonyms:
   refinement, coating, last, polish, finale, culture, ending, end, cultivation, close, finis, finishing, stopping point, address, goal, terminus, destination, name and address, conclusion

5. finishnoun

   designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)

   «excitement grew as the finish neared»; «my horse was several lengths behind at the finish»; «the winner is the team with the most points at the finish»

   Antonyms:
   start, commencement, beginning

   Synonyms:
   finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping point

6. finishnoun

   the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)

   «booze will be the finish of him»; «it was a fight to the finish»

   Antonyms:
   start, commencement, beginning

   Synonyms:
   finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping point

7. ending, conclusion, finishnoun

   event whose occurrence ends something

   «his death marked the ending of an era»; «when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show»

   Antonyms:
   commencement, start, beginning

   Synonyms:
   goal, termination, refinement, coating, end, conclusion, decision, culture, ending, cultivation, ratiocination, close, polish, finis, finishing, stopping point, last, closing, destination, finale, determination

8. finishnoun

   (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)

   «the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish»

   Antonyms:
   start, commencement, beginning

   Synonyms:
   finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping point

9. finish, finishingverb

   the act of finishing

   «his best finish in a major tournament was third»; «the speaker’s finishing was greeted with applause»

   Antonyms:
   beginning, start, commencement

   Synonyms:
   finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping point

10. complete, finishverb

    come or bring to a finish or an end

    «He finished the dishes»; «She completed the requirements for her Master’s Degree»; «The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours»

    Antonyms:
    commencement, beginning, start

    Synonyms:
    stop, fill in, wind up, end, finish up, dispatch, eat up, polish off, fill out, terminate, discharge, cease, nail, complete, make out, land up, fetch up, end up

11. finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finishverb

    finally be or do something

    «He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart»; «he wound up being unemployed and living at home again»

    Antonyms:
    start, commencement, beginning

    Synonyms:
    earth up, get through, turn on, wind up, clear up, end, finish up, fetch up, eat up, polish off, terminate, wrap up, wind, mop up, arouse, finish off, cease, complete, sex, stop, land up, excite, end up

12. end, stop, finish, terminate, ceaseverb

    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

    «the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed»; «Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other»; «My property ends by the bushes»; «The symphony ends in a pianissimo»

    Antonyms:
    commencement, start, beginning

    Synonyms:
    eat up, block up, complete, sack, halt, can, arrest, give up, finish up, block off, hold back, end, give the axe, block, displace, polish off, lay off, turn back, stop over, break off, break, fetch up, fire, land up, stop, blockade, hold on, wind up, bar, cease, barricade, discontinue, contain, end up, force out, give notice, kibosh, give the sack, intercept, dismiss, terminate, send away, quit, check

13. finishverb

    provide with a finish

    «The carpenter finished the table beautifully»; «this shirt is not finished properly»

    Antonyms:
    start, beginning, commencement

    Synonyms:
    end up, stop, wind up, end, finish up, fetch up, cease, polish off, complete, terminate, land up, eat up

14. eat up, finish, polish offverb

    finish eating all the food on one’s plate or on the table

    «She polished off the remaining potatoes»

    Antonyms:
    beginning, start, commencement

    Synonyms:
    exhaust, swallow, eat up, dispatch, complete, wrap up, hit, eat, off, finish up, end, bump off, use up, terminate, polish off, stop, mop up, swallow up, finish off, fetch up, bury, land up, end up, slay, run through, wipe out, wind up, murder, cease, clear up, immerse, consume, get through, deplete, remove

15. finishverb

    cause to finish a relationship with somebody

    «That finished me with Mary»

    Antonyms:
    commencement, beginning, start

    Synonyms:
    end up, stop, wind up, end, finish up, fetch up, cease, polish off, complete, terminate, land up, eat up

How to use finish in a sentence?

1. Justin Thomas:

   Guys giving me advice in the locker room how to finish off a tournament, i was like, Ive done this a couple times guys but, thank you. Thats what I was saying on the way over here. Its a lot of the outside noise that makes it harder sometimes to stay focused.

2. Nathan Daley:

   We didn’t just crawl across the finish line bloody and broken — we exploded through Paradise High School and exceeded all expectations.

3. Pedro Tuesta:

   The market is betting Rousseff will not finish her mandate.

4. Victor Ponta:

   If we succeed to finish the aid deal successfully, and I think we will, we won’t need a new precautionary aid deal … Maybe we can discuss another arrangement. I think there are different types of deals with the IMF, for example with Poland.

5. Janet Yellen:

   Roe v. Wade and access to reproductive health care, including abortion, helped lead to increased labor force participation, it enabled many women to finish school. That increased their earning potential. It allowed women to plan and balance their families and careers.

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