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 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 cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
did them out of their savings with surprising ease
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as in pounded
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
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
However, experts also warn that more needs to be done to protect us, including adding more eyes fixed on space.
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Briana Alvarado,
ABC News,
30 June 2026
If both of those get done, the Panthers at this point will really only need forward depth, with at least one of those players ideally being able to play center, to round out the roster.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
What the Guardians have always done a very good job of is finding reliable starting pitching.
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David Troy Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Whatever the case, the reality is that something must be done.
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Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Rajamouli said they’re almost done filming, with the big spectacle action sequences already shot.
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Rafael Motamayor,
IndieWire,
30 June 2026
Checking whether your existing rules are blocking them by default is a straightforward audit that most teams have never done.
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Vaidotas Juknys,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Very few people have done this.
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Matt Zahn,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
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At that point, Mills said, Kamlager-Dove’s office submitted inquiries to the Postal Service asking about the reason for the closure and what is being done to alleviate the burden on customers.
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Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
However, experts also warn that more needs to be done to protect us, including adding more eyes fixed on space.
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Briana Alvarado,
ABC News,
30 June 2026
If both of those get done, the Panthers at this point will really only need forward depth, with at least one of those players ideally being able to play center, to round out the roster.
—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
What the Guardians have always done a very good job of is finding reliable starting pitching.
—
David Troy Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Whatever the case, the reality is that something must be done.
—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Rajamouli said they’re almost done filming, with the big spectacle action sequences already shot.
—
Rafael Motamayor,
IndieWire,
30 June 2026
Checking whether your existing rules are blocking them by default is a straightforward audit that most teams have never done.
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Vaidotas Juknys,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Very few people have done this.
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Matt Zahn,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for done
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But the reforms needed to keep this rally alive are nowhere near finished.
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Norway had an identical record and finished runner-up in Group I, after a heavy 4-1 loss to France in its final group game.
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But Eustaquio moved — likely exhausted — in union with his team towards South Africa’s box.
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Back-to-back overnights left Greenwald exhausted and depressed.
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George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg portrayed Gloucester fisherman on the doomed Andrea Gail.
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Their desperate hope, their cruel denial still weigh on this nation’s soul 87 years later, though most Americans only caught glimpses of the doomed passengers through news reels.
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Excavators uncovered stone artifacts and bones of Stegodon florensis insularis, a bison-size extinct relative of elephants, near the Homo floresiensis fossils.
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Pittsburgh's National Aviary recently hatched two Guam kingfisher chicks, a species extinct in the wild.
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We’re certainly gone from the days of teams avoiding trading within the conference or, ha, the division.
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The search for machine consciousness has gone mainstream, and companies such as Google, Meta and OpenAI are hiring philosophers to explore questions about AI welfare.
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For most, this would have sufficed for nautical recreation.
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The contact looked incidental and accidental, not forceful and deliberate, and a free kick sufficed.
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The 76ers, meanwhile, haven’t made the conference finals since 2001, which was before Brown’s fifth birthday.
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Harpring says the city is using smaller fireworks than in previous years and has added additional staff to assist with safety, a decision made after a 10-acre fire broke out in the city earlier this year.
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The stage was decorated with Bosnian colored lights — blue, white and yellow — at one end.
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One sign was hung above an awning and set against a starry backdrop, while a smaller sign decorated the front of Colbert's desk.
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“Done.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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