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Finished vs Semifinished - What's the difference?

finished | semifinished |

As adjectives the difference between finished and semifinished

is that finished is (label) processed or perfected while semifinished is partially finished.

As a verb finished

is (finish).

finished

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (label) Processed or perfected.
  • Completed; concluded; done.
  • Done for; doomed; used up.

    • Synonyms

    * in the books

    Antonyms

    * unfinished

    Derived terms

    * finished product

    Verb

    (head)
  • (finish)
    • He finished the cabinet with two more layers of polyurethane.

    Anagrams

    * fiendish

    semifinished

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Partially finished
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=December 27, author=Bloomberg News, title=China to Levy Tariffs on Some Exported Steel Products, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The {{..., tariff on the export of steel wires and rods will be raised to 15 percent, from 10 percent, and }} duties on semifinished steel products and pig iron will be increased to 25 percent, from 15 percent, the ministry's statement said. }}