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Finished vs Stopped - What's the difference?

finished | stopped |

As adjectives the difference between finished and stopped

is that finished is (label) processed or perfected while stopped is (of a vehicle) not moving, but not properly parked or berthed;.

As verbs the difference between finished and stopped

is that finished is (finish) while stopped is (stop).

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

    stopped

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (stop)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a vehicle) Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed;
    • We were stopped for more than three hours!
    ''They passed a stopped car on the side of the road, but realized there was nothing they could do to help.
  • (more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped.
    • A stopped clock is right twice a day.
  • (of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end.
  • (of a plant) In a well-pruned state.
  • (phonetics) Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b'', ''d'', ''p'', and ''t .

    • Derived terms

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