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finish vs completion

completion vs finish

finish and completion both are nouns.

finish is a verb but completion is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
finish Yes No Yes No
completion Yes No No No
As nouns, completion is a hypernym of finish; that is, completion is a word with a broader meaning than finish:
  • finish: the act of finishing
  • completion: a concluding action
Other hypernyms of finish include closing, culmination, mop up, windup.
finish (noun) completion (noun)
the act of finishing a concluding action
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) (American football) a successful forward pass in football
(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)
event whose occurrence ends something
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
the temporal end; the concluding time
finish (verb) completion (verb)
finally be or do something
come or bring to a finish or an end
cause to finish a relationship with somebody
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
provide with a finish
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Difference between finish and completion

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