Done
Done adjective - Brought or having come to an end.
Usage example: the demanding job was finally done
Ongoing
Ongoing adjective - Existing or in progress right now.
Usage example: the ongoing presidential campaign
Both words in one sentence
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Although marketed as an ongoing series, this was actually a miniseries where all the main characters died suddenly in the end; this was done as an intentional Wham Episode.
Source: Comic Book / The Ultraverse -
Giving out chocolates was done during the Vietnam War, both Gulf Wars, and remains ongoing in Afghanistan.
Source: Tastes Like Friendship -
There's also an ongoing fan translation project for Sakura Taisen 1's PC-version done by Iwakura Productions.
Source: Video Game / Sakura Wars
Cite this Source
Ongoing and Done. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/done/ongoing
Done & Ongoing. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/done/ongoing>.
Ongoing or Done. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/done/ongoing.
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