Finishing

9 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

The act of bringing something to completion or end, or applying final touches to perfect something. Finishing involves concluding and refining.

“The carpenter is finishing the bookshelf with a coat of varnish for protection.”

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Synonyms

completingconcludingendingfinalising

Antonyms

start

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Wordle

Four I's and two N's; -ING ending with double N pattern

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Scrabble

Worth 16 points; F (4pts) and H (4pts) score well together

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “finishing”.

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