Synonyms of done
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as in finished
brought or having come to an end
the demanding job was finally done
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as in exhausted
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
after bicycling 30 miles we were completely done
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as in extinct
no longer existing
the day of the small independent grocer is done
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as in gone
to be fitting or proper
that outfit just won't do for the opera
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as in made
to carry through (as a process) to completion
do as much as you can and leave the rest
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as in decorated
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
did the living room in French provincial style
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as in managed
to meet one's day-to-day needs
I'm doing just fine
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as in created
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
this neighborhood cleanup effort might just do some good
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as in imitated
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
the laughing partygoers begged their host to do Marlon Brando again
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as in come
to move forward along a course
how are you doing with the house restoration?
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as in performed
to present a portrayal or performance of
she's done Eliza Doolittle on the stage so many times that she can probably play the flower girl in her sleep
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as in plucked
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
did them out of their savings with surprising ease
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as in licked
to strike repeatedly
no one is sure who did them in that alley
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as in happened
to take place
nothing's ever doing in this boring little town
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Recent Examples of done
Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2023
Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Recognition doesn't always have to come in the form of bonuses or awards; sometimes, verbal acknowledgment of a job well done is enough.
—Tanya Arturi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
In other words, what Team Xi has done to date isn’t gaining the traction economists hoped.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Where Salesforce Could Go From Here What Salesforce announced at Dreamforce is impressive, and the company has done a very good job of demystifying AI and presenting an aligned product strategy.
—Jason Andersen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Some tasks are highly complex but need to be done quickly, while others take much longer to develop and execute, requiring strategic foresight and long-term planning.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Owner Jason Boso fixed that, infusing $2 million into the 10-year-old bar on better bathrooms, a covered section of the patio and a re-done kitchen.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2023
Verb
Once there was an agreement on wages, both sides were eager to get workers back on the job as soon as possible, even if there is still more to be done on the rest of the contract.
—Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Recognition doesn't always have to come in the form of bonuses or awards; sometimes, verbal acknowledgment of a job well done is enough.
—Tanya Arturi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
In other words, what Team Xi has done to date isn’t gaining the traction economists hoped.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Where Salesforce Could Go From Here What Salesforce announced at Dreamforce is impressive, and the company has done a very good job of demystifying AI and presenting an aligned product strategy.
—Jason Andersen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Some tasks are highly complex but need to be done quickly, while others take much longer to develop and execute, requiring strategic foresight and long-term planning.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for done
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But not all the wood from a felled tree ends up in the finished product.Kurt Kleiner, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2024
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The reality, though, is that even something as apparently low-tech as cooking a potato chip can require over half a dozen different machines to mix, roll, slice, reclaim scraps, fry, sort, flavor and package the finished product.Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The word like a year in which nothing happened, a day blown off the record—the spree an exhausted teacher unveiling yet again the temporary lesson.Jorie Graham, The New York Review of Books, 14 Nov. 2024
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The final shot of Choi’s Instagram video shows a cameraman sprinting around exhausted runners just before Choi reaches the finish line.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024
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These kinds of threats to frogs are on the rise, with about 200 frog species going extinct since the 1970s.Olivia Ferrari, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
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But its third season was perhaps its finest, with the kind of snappy writing that could go extinct before too long.Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
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But things could have gone terribly wrong, county Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Reuther, who coordinated the rescue, told The Times.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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There are places that are just biblically gone.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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The top 10 were all white men (shocker), but four Black billionaires made the list this year, too.Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Guns like the Whitworth were made even deadlier when optical sights were introduced during the Crimean War.Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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Inside, the dining room was decorated with white roses, with a state-of-the-art performance stage for the band and a separate dessert room created specifically for the event.Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
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The first house was decorated with dozens of crosses; Hahn braced for a tense interaction, but no one was home.Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
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Selecting the right Salesforce managed services provider is an important factor in a business decision regarding Salesforce deployment and post-deployment management.Vamsi Gosu, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The club managed over the last three years to break Wadi Degla’s domination and its spending is proof of its interest in the women’s game.Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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First, given that an agent will be created with an express functional purpose, its performance can be measured and a business value can be attributed to it.Jason Andersen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Reportedly, Becker obtained the answers to the puzzles in the early 2020s and subsequently created a Discord server to revitalize interest in the treasure hunt.Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Done.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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