All finish antonyms
finΒ·ish
F f noun finish
- beginning β The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- opening β an open or clear space.
- birth β When a baby is born, you refer to this event as his or her birth.
- commencement β The commencement of something is its beginning.
- construction β Construction is the building of things such as houses, factories, roads, and bridges.
- creation β In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, Earth, and creatures by God.
- failure β an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- forfeit β a fine; penalty.
- loss β detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- initiation β formal admission or acceptance into an organization or club, adult status in one's community or society, etc.
- introduction β the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
- darkness β the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.
- dullness β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
verb finish
- destroy β To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- commence β When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
- unsettle β to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- disregard β to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- ignore β to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- schedule β a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
- set up β the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- store β an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- create β To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- fail β to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- lose β to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- miss β to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- begin β To begin to do something means to start doing it.
- start β to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- introduce β to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- continue β If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- open β not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- forget β to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- leave β to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- initiate β to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms.
- overlook β to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- maintain β to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- save β to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
- bear β If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
- abstain β If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- fill β to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- surrender β to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- construct β to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- build β If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
- uncover β to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- roughen β make rough