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Synonyms of 'done'

done

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(exclamation) 
Definition
an expression of agreement
`You lead and we'll look for it.' – `Done.'
Synonyms
agreed
That means we move out today. Agreed?
you're on (informal)
O.K. or okay (informal)
it's a bargain
it's a deal
ka pai (New Zealand)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
(of a task) completed
By evening the work is done, and just in time.
Synonyms
finished
Finally, last spring, the film was finished.
completed
accomplished
over
I think the worst is over now.
through
It would guarantee employment once her schooling was through.
ended
At last our search is ended.
perfected
realized
concluded
executed
terminated
consummated
in the can (informal)
2 (adjective) 
Definition
(of food) cooked enough
When the cake is done, remove it from the oven.
Synonyms
cooked
ready
Everything's ready for the family to move in.
cooked enough
cooked to a turn
cooked sufficiently
3 (adjective) 
Definition
socially acceptable
It simply isn't done.
Synonyms
acceptable
proper
In those days it was not thought proper for a woman to be on the stage.
polite
conventional
conventional views
protocol
de rigueur (French)
T-shirts now seem almost de rigueur in even the smartest places.
4 (adjective) 
Definition
cheated or tricked
(informal) 
If you paid more than a hundred quid for that, you've been done.
Synonyms
cheated
tricked
conned (informal)
duped
taken for a ride (informal)
5 (adjective) 
Definition
used up
Synonyms
used up
spent
The money was spent.
finished
They got a grant from the government but they claim that's all finished now.
exhausted
Mining companies are shutting down operations as the coal supply is exhausted.
depleted
depleted resources

phrases

See done for
See done in or up

idiom

See have or be done with something or someone
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of accomplished
Definition
successfully completed
Synonyms
done,
produced,
effected,
finished,
completed,
managed,
achieved,
performed,
carried out,
realized,
concluded,
fulfilled,
executed,
brought about,
attained,
consummated,
in the can (informal)
in the sense of conventional
conventional views
Synonyms
proper,
conservative,
correct,
formal,
respectable,
bourgeois,
genteel,
staid,
conformist,
decorous,
Pooterish
in the sense of de rigueur
Definition
required by fashion
T-shirts now seem almost de rigueur in even the smartest places.
Synonyms
necessary,
right,
required,
fitting,
correct,
done,
conventional,
decent,
proper,
decorous,
the done thing,
comme il faut

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done

  • don't mention it
  • donate
  • donation
  • done
  • done for
  • done in or up
  • donkey

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done

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