What is another word for finish off?
Pronunciation:
[ fˈɪnɪʃ ˈɒf], [ fˈɪnɪʃ ˈɒf], [ f_ˈɪ_n_ɪ_ʃ ˈɒ_f]
Synonyms for Finish off:
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n.
• clear up • finish off -
v.
• abrogate- abate ,
- abolish ,
- annul ,
- cancel ,
- dissolve ,
- end ,
- invalidate ,
- knock out ,
- negate ,
- nix ,
- nullify ,
- quash ,
- reject ,
- renege ,
- repeal ,
- retract ,
- revoke ,
- scrub ,
- torpedo ,
- undo ,
- vacate ,
- vitiate ,
- void .
- abrogate ,
- blot out ,
- crush ,
- decimate ,
- demolish ,
- eradicate ,
- erase ,
- expunge ,
- extinguish ,
- extirpate ,
- liquidate ,
- murder ,
- quell ,
- raze ,
- root out ,
- rub out ,
- ruin ,
- wrack ,
- wreck .
- ambush ,
- bar ,
- bear down ,
- best ,
- block ,
- butcher ,
- discomfit ,
- drown ,
- entrap ,
- halt ,
- hinder ,
- impede ,
- lick ,
- obstruct ,
- outflank ,
- outmaneuver ,
- overpower ,
- overrun ,
- overthrow ,
- overwhelm ,
- parry ,
- reduce ,
- repel ,
- repress ,
- repulse ,
- rout ,
- route ,
- sack ,
- scatter ,
- subdue ,
- subjugate ,
- suppress ,
- surmount ,
- swamp ,
- trample ,
- upset ,
- vanquish ,
- whip .
Other synonyms:
- tap out .
- take out .
- drain .
Other relevant words:
- Entrapped ,
- Parried ,
- Repulsing ,
- Shipwrecking ,
- mow down ,
- mowed down ,
- mowing down ,
- mows down ,
- out maneuver ,
- over-run ,
- over-runs ,
- prevail over ,
- roll back ,
- scatters ,
- shipwreck ,
- shipwrecks ,
- up set .
- Bogged ,
- Bogging ,
- blue pencil ,
- kos ,
- mark out ,
- marking out ,
- rub off ,
- rubbed off ,
- rubbing off ,
- shoot down ,
- shot down ,
- take apart ,
- taking apart ,
- took apart ,
- wipe off face of earth .
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How to use "Finish off" in context?
The phrase "finish off" is often used as a way to mean "kill." The action of finishing off can be simple, such as shooting an animal, or it can be more complicated, such as murder. In either case, the goal is to make sure the victim is dead and cannot be saved.
The phrase is often used metaphorically. For example, in the movie The Shawshank Redemption, the Warden tells Andy: "Remember, they can't send you to the electric chair if you finish off the rats.
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