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Synonyms for finished

The synonym for finished recorded in this bank is ruined, in the sense "brought to ruin". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · adjective · a wrong tile in 4 puzzles

The synonym for finished

ruinedadjective, in the sense "brought to ruin"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for finished.

The senseadjectiveTier 1, Foothills

brought to ruin

After the revolution the aristocracy was finished.

The context the game gives you. The gloss above is for readers here, not for players there.

The true synonym

ruined

Same sentence, swapped: After the revolution the aristocracy was ruined.

Close but different

Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.

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Where finished turns up in the game

finished is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in four other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where finished is the trap

brokenadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is busted, in the sense "out of working order ('busted' is an informal substitute for 'broken')", so finished is there to be ruled out.
brokenadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is low, in the sense "subdued or brought low in condition or status", so finished is there to be ruled out.
simpleadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is mere, in the sense "apart from anything else", and finished is on the board beside it.
forgottenadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is disregarded, in the sense "not noticed inadvertently", and finished is on the board beside it.

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The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so finished reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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This page is built from Open English WordNet 2025, with the sense, the sentence, the tier and the near misses read by a human in the July 2026 audit. No sentence here is generated at deploy time.

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Closest first: other words at Foothills, then their alphabetical neighbours.

strollverbwanderto walk in a leisurely, unhurried wayFoothillsMovementHas a reason line strongadjectivefirmstrong and sureFoothillsHas a reason line studynounworkapplying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)FoothillsThinking and knowing stuffnounmaterialthe tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical objectFoothillsMaterialsHas a reason line sturdyadjectivestrongstrongly and solidly built, able to withstand rough useFoothillsObjectsHas a reason line stylenounwayhow something is done or how it happensFoothillsQualities2 sensesHas a reason line subjectadjective, nounopenpossibly accepting or permittingFoothillsStates and conditions2 senses succeedverbfollowbe the successor (of)FoothillsSocial life

The same bank, read from both sides

finished is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 4. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.

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