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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.

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  • 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

    ready

    when something can now be used, presented, or started

    not when Something can be ready for one stage while later work remains unfinished.

  • professional

    complete

    when every required part is present

    not when Complete can describe a full set before anyone has finished acting on it.

  • formal

    accomplished

    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.

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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

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  • unfinished
  • incomplete
  • unsettled
  • disputed

It naturally appears in

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  • 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.

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