Done for
Done for adjective - Facing certain defeat, disaster, or death.
Usage example: with no means of escape, the stranded climbers knew that they were done for
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Synonyms for Done for
Finished
Finished adjective - Facing certain defeat, disaster, or death.
Usage example: since there was no way it could possibly make up the scoring deficit, the team knew that it was finished
Done for is a synonym for finished in ability topic. You can use "Done for" instead an adjective "Finished", if it concerns topics such as complete, consumed, ruined. popular alternative
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Both terms in one sentence
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Never Say "Die": The characters refer to demises with such terms as "finished" and "done for".
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Never Say "Die": Becky is almost "Done For", "Finished Off", told "Good-Bye" by a villain preparing to crush her with a giant robot, and we're often told it could be "The End" for WordGirl.
Source: Western Animation / WordGirl - She's almost "Done For," "Finished Off," "and Defeated." And since this is a show about vocabulary, I'm guessing they'll find other ways to carefully explain how she was almost killed.
Source: Never Say "Die"
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Finished and Done for. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/done_for/finished
Done for & Finished. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/done_for/finished>.
Finished or Done for. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/done_for/finished.
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