Synonyms and antonyms of To finish something in British Thesaurus

complete (verb)

to finish something

end (verb)

to reach a final point

carry through ()

to complete something that was planned, often despite difficulties or opposition

conclude (verb)

formal to finish something, especially something that has taken a long time

get through ()

to finish dealing with some work, a subject etc

clear (verb)

to do all the work that you have to do

wrap up (informal)

informal to finish something

turn around ()

to complete a piece of work, process, or activity within a particular time

get something out of the way ()

to finish doing something, especially something difficult or unpleasant

call it a day/night ()

to decide that you have finished doing something

be/have done with it ()

to have finished dealing with something, so that you do not have to think about it any more

break the back of something ()

to finish the main part or the hardest part of a piece of work

cap off ()

to finish something with a very good final activity or achievement

come to ()

to finally achieve a particular level of success

complete (verb)

to finish something by adding the parts that are missing

completion (noun)

the process of finishing an activity or job

dot the i’s and cross the t’s ()

to finish the final details in something such as a plan or contract

draw a line under something ()

to decide that something is finished and stop thinking about it

end (verb)

to make something reach its final point

end (verb)

to reach the final point of a period of time while in a particular place or state

end with ()

to have something as the final part

end with ()

to add something as the final part of something else

execute (verb)

formal to complete something that you have agreed or planned to do

execution (noun)

formal the act of completing something that you have agreed or planned to do

finish (verb)

to do the last part of something so that it is complete

finish with ()

if you have finished with something, you have stopped using it and no longer need it

get over ()

to do something or allow something to happen, because you want it to be finished or you want to start something else

have (got) something ready/done/finished ()

to have finished work on something so that it is ready

let out (American)

American when school, a film etc lets out, it ends and people leave

mop up (informal)

informal to finish something by dealing with a few final details

nail down (informal)

informal to definitely decide, arrange, or complete something

pack up (informal)

informal to finish work for the day by putting work or equipment away

plough through ()

to finish something that takes a long time and is difficult or boring

put something to bed ()

to finish dealing with something

round out ()

to make something more complete, especially by adding another feature

settle (verb)

to deal with all the details of something so that no more needs to be done to it

square away ()

to do the things necessary to complete something

tie up (the) loose ends ()

to deal with the last few things that have to be done before you can finish something

top off ()

to finish something with a final activity or detail