Antonyms for done


Grammar : Adj
Spell : duhn
Phonetic Transcription : dÊŒn


Definition of done

Origin :
  • past participle of do; from Old English past participle gedon (a vestige of the prefix is in ado). U.S. Southern use of done in phrases like "he done gone to the store" is attested from 1827, according to OED: "a perfective auxiliary or with adverbial force in the sense 'already; completely.' " Meaning "finished" is early 15c. Slang done for "doomed" is from 1842.
  • adj accomplished, finished
  • adj thoroughly cooked
  • adj approved, agreed upon
Example sentences :
  • Now, Mr. Bines, I like him and I dare say you've done the best thing for him, unusual as it was.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Did he say anything about what he had done with this thousand dollars or more?
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • It was not that she could not say "I have done no wickedness;" let us place this heroine in no false light.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • But he had not done so, and she was glad he could be restrained and deliberate in that "breedy" sort of way.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • He'll think he's done it all himself, and it's right he should.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I can give you an hour, if you've anything to say before it's done—not longer.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Mrs. Morgan gave Robert a reception as warm as her husband had done.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • The mate had done what he could to prejudice the captain against the boy he hated.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Let me but have the little wench and the whistle to-morrow morn, and it is done.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Therefore I was obliged to turn back, as our horses were done up.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

Synonyms for done

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