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Settled vs Finished - What's the difference?

settled | finished |

As adjectives the difference between settled and finished

is that settled is comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest while finished is processed or perfected.

As verbs the difference between settled and finished

is that settled is past tense of settle while finished is past tense of finish.

settled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
  • It took me a while to feel settled after I moved to this big city.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (settle)
  • 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