Done
adj.capable, joyfuleveryday
Meaning 1
Successfully finished or brought to completion.
Reach for it when marking work as complete and ready to leave alone or use
The accessibility review was done before the invitations went out.
Choose between these
4- everyday
finished
when the final action in a task has been completed
not when Finished can suggest exhaustion or termination and does not guarantee the result is ready to use.
- everyday
when something can now be used, presented, or started
not when Something can be ready for one stage while later work remains unfinished.
- professional
when every required part is present
not when Complete can describe a full set before anyone has finished acting on it.
- formal
when completing a difficult goal deserves recognition
not when Accomplished is too celebratory for routine work and can also describe a skilled person.
Meaning 2
Settled by agreement or no longer open to dispute.
Reach for it when confirming that a decision, arrangement, or exchange has been accepted
Once both families approved the boundary, the matter was done.
Choose between these
3- everyday
agreed
when all necessary parties have accepted the terms
not when Agreed identifies consent but does not mean implementation or discussion is finished.
- professional
resolved
when a problem or dispute has received an answer
not when Resolved implies a prior difficulty and may overstate a simple agreement.
- professional
settled
when disagreement has ended in an accepted decision
not when Settled can mean merely stable and sounds wrong for a completed physical task.
Said against
4- unfinished
- incomplete
- unsettled
- disputed
It naturally appears in
4- job done
With the final safety label attached, the volunteers called the job done.
- nearly done
The repairs are nearly done, with only the handrail inspection remaining.
- done deal
The lease is not a done deal until both boards approve it.
- consider it done
Once the coordinator confirmed the accessible van, she said to consider it done.
Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, English adjective, completed sense: finished or complete opens in a new tab for meaning 1 · retrieved 2026-07-26
- Wiktionary, English adjective, settled sense: decided or agreed opens in a new tab for meaning 2 · retrieved 2026-07-26
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