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fin·ished  (fnsht)
adj.
1. Highly accomplished or skilled; polished: a finished artist.
2. Exhibiting a high degree of skill or polish: an essay that was a finished piece of work.
3.
a. Doomed to death or destruction.
b. Having no more use, value, or potential; washed-up.
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Adj.1.finished - (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state; "a finished product"
painted - coated with paint; "freshly painted lawn furniture"
processed - prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process; "processed ores"
smooth - having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"
unfinished - not brought to the desired final state
2.finished - ended or brought to an end; "are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript"
unfinished - not brought to an end or conclusion; "unfinished business"; "the building is still unfinished"
3.finished - (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected; "a dazzling and finished piece of writing"; "a finished violinist"
polished - perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver"
4.finished - having a surface coating or finish applied; "the finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones"
painted - coated with paint; "freshly painted lawn furniture"
5.finished - brought to ruin; "after the revolution the aristocracy was finished"; "the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically"
destroyed - spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind"

finished
adjective 1. over, done, completed, achieved, through, ended, closed, full, final, complete, in the past, concluded, shut, accomplished, executed, tied up, wrapped up (informal) terminated, sewn up (informal) finalized, over and done with << OPPOSITE begun
adjective 2. ruined, done for (informal) doomed, bankrupt, through, lost, gone, defeated, devastated, wrecked, wiped out, undone, washed up (informal), chiefly U.S. wound up, liquidated
Translations
Spanish finished [ˈfɪnɪʃt] adj [product] → acabado; [performance] → pulido;
(col) (= tired); rendido, hecho polvo

German finished [ˈfɪnɪʃt] finish adjfertig;
(performance) → ausgereift;
(inf) (tired) → erledigt

Italian finished [ˈfɪnɪʃt] adj [product] → finito/a; [performance] → perfetto/a;
(col) (= tired); sfinito/a

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THIS little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication.
- After my morning walk I went to work with my table again, and finished it, though not to my liking; nor was it long before I learned to mend it.
He arrived without any mishap, and, having finished his business, set out on his return.
 
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