done
1 of 2 ˈdən 
past participle of do
done
2 of 2adjective
1
: arrived at or brought to an end
One more question and we're done.
2
: doomed to failure, defeat, or death
3
: gone by : over
The day of the circus big top is done.
4
: physically exhausted
5
food : cooked sufficiently
Check to see if the meat is done.
6
: conformable to social convention
not the done thing
Synonyms
Adjective
- complete
- completed
- concluded
- down
- ended
- finished
- over
- over with
- terminated
- through
- up
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Example Sentences
Adjective Check to see if the meat is done. Getting a divorce just wasn't done at the time.
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing done
Kids Definition
done
1 of 2 ˈdən
past participle of do
done
2 of 2 adjective1
—used to say that something has ended
2
: cooked completely or enough
3
: socially acceptable
divorce just wasn't done at the time
4
: doomed to failure, death, or defeat
5
: physically exhausted
done 1 of 2
adjective
1
as in completed
brought or having come to an end the demanding job was finally done Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- completed
- finished
- up
- ended
- accomplished
- complete
- concluded
- over
- through
- down
- terminated
- achieved
- realized
- defunct
- attained
- over with
- out of hand
- out of the way
- expired
- extinct
- obsolete
- compassed
- kaput
- dead
- kaputt
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unfinished
- ongoing
- incomplete
- continuing
- undone
- uncompleted
2
as in exhausted
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness after bicycling 30 miles we were completely done Synonyms & Similar Words
- exhausted
- tired
- spent
- drained
- worn
- beaten
- beat
- wearied
- played out
- dead
- weary
- tapped out
- all in
- wiped out
- fatigued
- pooped
- knackered
- bushed
- worn to a frazzle
- prostrate
- limp
- jaded
- aweary
- weakened
- tuckered (out)
- logy
- overworked
- bleary
- overfatigued
- washed-out
- burnt-out
- loggy
- overtaxed
- sapped
- sleepy
- burned-out
- worn-out
- debilitated
- enfeebled
- enervated
- enervate
- sluggish
- heavy
- lethargic
- drowsy
- run-down
- broken-down
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rested
- rejuvenated
- fresh
- refreshed
- relaxed
- unwearied
- strengthened
- active
- revitalized
- strong
- invigorated
- energetic
- vitalized
- tireless
- weariless
- peppy
3
as in finished
facing certain defeat, disaster, or death at this point retailing in the city's downtown is done Synonyms & Similar Words
- finished
- ruined
- doomed
- sunk
- done for
- endangered
- dead
- kaput
- kaputt
- imperiled
- imperilled
4
as in gone
no longer existing the day of the small independent grocer is done Synonyms & Similar Words
- gone
- extinct
- defunct
- vanished
- expired
- departed
- dead
- finished
- fallen
- bygone
- faded
- nonextant
- dying
- obsolete
- bypast
- lost
- terminated
- collapsed
- dated
- nonexistent
- missing
- overthrown
- moribund
- antiquated
- lapsed
- passé
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- alive
- existing
- extant
- living
- active
- existent
- dynamic
- thriving
- vibrant
done
2 of 2verb
1
as in sufficed
to be fitting or proper that outfit just won't do for the opera Synonyms & Similar Words
- gone
- sufficed
- fit
- served
- fitted
- worked
- suited
- satisfied
- befitted
- fitted the bill
- filled the bill
- wrought
- beseemed
- functioned
2
as in served
to be enough even half of that amount of sugar will do Synonyms & Similar Words
- sufficed
- served
- satisfied
- answered
- suited
- contented
- quenched
- assuaged
- satiated
- sated
3
as in made
to carry through (as a process) to completion do as much as you can and leave the rest Synonyms & Similar Words
- made
- accomplished
- performed
- achieved
- executed
- completed
- committed
- negotiated
- fulfilled
- perpetrated
- finished
- carried out
- prosecuted
- carried off
- gone through
- pulled off
- implemented
- put through
- effected
- practiced
- brought off
- compassed
- brought about
- realized
- effectuated
- practised
- aced
- followed through (with)
- nailed
- attained
- repeated
- ended
- actualized
- reenacted
- worked (at)
- engaged (in)
- wound up
- reduplicated
- winded up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- failed
- slighted
- skimped
- slurred
4
as in decorated
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming did the living room in French provincial style Synonyms & Similar Words
- decorated
- adorned
- draped
- painted
- beautified
- enriched
- garnished
- dressed
- graced
- decked
- done up
- embellished
- trimmed
- ornamented
- festooned
- gussied up
- embossed
- arrayed
- dolled up
- bedecked
- blazoned
- fancied up
- fancified
- brightened
- smartened
- caparisoned
- trapped
- bedizened
- accessorized
- freshened
- figured
- glitzed (up)
- prettied (up)
- redone
- emblazed
- chased
- filleted
- embroidered
- diamonded
- braided
- hanged
- tricked (out)
- redecorated
- hung
- dressed up
- garlanded
- impearled
- bossed
- feathered
- swagged
- gilded
- gilt
- furbelowed
- flounced
- ribboned
- appliquéd
- fringed
- frilled
- filigreed
- spruced (up)
- laced
- wreathed
- jeweled
- gemmed
- pearled
- jewelled
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- scarred
- marred
- revealed
- simplified
- spoilt
- defaced
- spoiled
- displayed
- exposed
- disfigured
- uncovered
- stripped
- dismantled
- streamlined
- blemished
- denuded
- divested
- bared
- stript
- uglified
5
as in managed
to meet one's day-to-day needs I'm doing just fine Synonyms & Similar Words
- managed
- survived
- coped
- shifted
- made shift
- got by
- fared
- made out
- lasted
- got along
- made do
- got on
- made ends meet
- gotten along
- gotten on
- squeezed
- gotten by
- afforded
- swung
- carried on
- contrived
- fended for oneself
- scrounged
- eked out
- wrung
- scraped (by or through)
- scraped (out)
- wrested
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- failed
- collapsed
- floundered
- fallen short
- declined
- waned
- petered (out)
- fizzled
- slumped
- given up
6
as in created
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) this neighborhood cleanup effort might just do some good Synonyms & Similar Words
- created
- brought
- caused
- prompted
- spawned
- made
- produced
- effected
- generated
- worked
- invoked
- brought about
- induced
- effectuated
- inaugurated
- yielded
- brought forth
- wrought
- drawn on
- brought on
- occasioned
- catalyzed
- engendered
- initiated
- begun
- bred
- begotten
- founded
- begot
- introduced
- given rise to
- launched
- started
- determined
- established
- decided
- instituted
- translated (into)
- encouraged
- developed
- pioneered
- resulted (in)
- promoted
- furthered
- enacted
- forwarded
- rendered
- innovated
- cultivated
- contributed (to)
- conduced (to)
- fostered
- set up
- nurtured
- set
- fathered
- turned out
- advanced
- nourished
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- restricted
- limited
- impeded
- checked
- controlled
- suppressed
- restrained
- arrested
- squelched
- subdued
- smothered
- crushed
- killed
- quashed
- quelled
- stifled
- squashed
- inhibited
- curbed
- destroyed
- dampened
- retarded
- repressed
- put down
- abolished
- stilled
- reined (in)
- canned
- liquidated
- extinguished
- snuffed (out)
- clamped down (on)
- cracked down (on)
- quenched
- demolished
7
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
- imitated
- mimicked
- performed
- emulated
- reproduced
- parodied
- mocked
- sent up
- caricatured
- burlesqued
- travestied
- spoofed
- simulated
- replicated
- played
- ridiculed
- pretended
- monkeyed
- elaborated
- satirized
- duplicated
- derided
- lampooned
- aped
- jibed
- shammed
- gibed
- parroted
- dissembled
- feigned
- acted
- played up
- pasquinaded
- exaggerated
- enhanced
- embroidered
- overstated
- mimed
- embellished
- counterfeited
- faked
- padded
- copycatted
- pantomimed
- expanded
- amplified
- overdrawn
- put on
- magnified
- stretched
- personated
- impersonated
- enlarged (on or upon)
- fleshed (out)
8
as in come
to move forward along a course how are you doing with the house restoration? Synonyms & Similar Words
- come
- progressed
- proceeded
- gone
- gone along
- fared
- gone off
- gained ground
- marched
- come along
- advanced
- got along
- forged
- paced
- got on
- approached
- gotten along
- gotten on
- repaired
- traveled
- sped
- accelerated
- passed
- pushed
- run
- travelled
- driven
- speeded
- fast-forwarded
- taken out
- journeyed
- propelled
- neared
- actuated
- wended
- impelled
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- stopped
- remained
- stayed
- checked
- stood
- hindered
- halted
- arrested
- blocked
- interrupted
- impeded
- delayed
- held back
- suppressed
- stemmed
- detained
- obstructed
- stalled
- hampered
- slowed (down or up)
- ceased
- waited
- paused
- inhibited
- balked
- repressed
- retarded
- nipped
- stunted
- cramped
- regressed
- let up
9
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
- performed
- played
- interpreted
- portrayed
- acted
- impersonated
- represented
- enacted
- rendered
- acted out
- dramatized
- depicted
- playacted
- taken on
- mimicked
- masqueraded
- underplayed
- imitated
- pantomimed
- aped
- overplayed
- mimed
- hammed
- clowned
- overacted
- role-played
- co-acted
- posed (as)
- costarred
- coacted
- co-starred
- starred (in)
10
as in hustled
to rob by the use of trickery or threats did them out of their savings with surprising ease Synonyms & Similar Words
- hustled
- cheated
- plucked
- squeezed
- screwed
- stuck
- stung
- beaten
- bled
- beat
- done in
- diddled
- fiddled
- victimized
- tricked
- shortchanged
- exploited
- shaken down
- rooked
- conned
- suckered
- ripped off
- defrauded
- hosed
- stiffed
- reamed
- skinned
- cozened
- swindled
- choused
- wrenched
- taken to the cleaners
- fleeced
- mulcted
- shorted
- taken for a ride
- gaffed
- fooled
- clipped
- euchred
- bilked
- flimflammed
- thimblerigged
- chiseled
- betrayed
- deceived
- nobbled
- soaked
- skunked
- nicked
- milked
- extorted
- duped
- sold a bill of goods to
- wrung
- chiselled
- gouged
- overcharged
- wrested
- gulled
- bitched
- bamboozled
- fast-talked
- double-crossed
- roped (in)
11
as in licked
to strike repeatedly no one is sure who did them in that alley Synonyms & Similar Words
- licked
- attacked
- battered
- pounded
- hided
- worked over
- smashed
- whipped
- slated
- knocked
- switched
- assaulted
- beaten
- raided
- punched out
- hammered
- flogged
- lathered
- lambasted
- thrashed
- beat
- lashed
- fibbed
- pummeled
- slammed
- stormed
- basted
- bashed
- hit
- slogged
- batted
- whupped
- punched
- birched
- whaled
- paddled
- pommelled
- slapped
- pommeled
- clubbed
- chopped
- laid on
- mauled
- thumped
- buffeted
- curried
- belabored
- rushed
- wounded
- beaten up on
- tromped
- whopped
- smacked
- tanned
- bludgeoned
- threshed
- swiped
- whacked
- bunged up
- pummelled
- laced
- clobbered
- drubbed
- walloped
- whapped
- pasted
- cracked
- spanked
- boxed
- pelted
- blackjacked
- assailed
- cudgeled
- lammed
- beset
- belted
- socked
- thwacked
- busted
- descended (on or upon)
- strapped
- scourged
- clouted
- cuffed
- whomped
- fustigated
- caned
- roughed (up)
- cudgelled
- mutilated
- whammed
- messed (up)
- maimed
- cowhided
- bust
- horsewhipped
- mangled
- flagellated
- rawhided
- swatted
- leathered
- lacerated
- jumped (on)
- gored
- pounced (on or upon)
- pistol-whipped
12
as in happened
to take place nothing's ever doing in this boring little town Synonyms & Similar Words
- happened
- been
- come
- occurred
- transpired
- cooked
- gone down
- come down
- happed
- befallen
- gone on
- passed
- come about
- developed
- chanced
- betided
- come off
- come to pass
- proceeded
- intervened
- risen
- followed
- resulted
- arisen
- come up
- materialized
- turned out
- fallen out
- broken
- gone off
- shaped (up)
- cropped (up)
- sprung (up)