finish vs downfall
downfall vs finishfinish and downfall both are nouns.
finish is a verb but downfall is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| finish | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| downfall | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
downfall is a hypernym of
finish; that is, downfall is a
word with a broader meaning than finish:
- finish: the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)
- downfall: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
| finish (noun) | downfall (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of finishing | a sudden decline in strength or number or importance |
| a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) | failure that results in a loss of position or reputation |
| (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed) | the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) |
| 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) | downfall (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 |
Words related to "finish"
- Z
- accomplish
- act
- action
- adjourn
- break
- break up
- broom
- carry out
- carry through
- cease
- clear up
- climax
- close
- closing
- closing curtain
- coat
- coating
- come out
- complete
- completion
- conclude
- conclusion
- consume
- culminate
- culmination
- cultivation
- culture
- cut out
- decorativeness
- defeat
- demolish
- demolition
- destination
- destruction
- devour
- disappear
- discontinue
- down
- downfall
- draw
- dress
- eat
- eat up
- end
- end up
- ending
- execute
- fetch up
- final result
- finale
- finis
- finish line
- finish off
- finish out
- finish up
- finisher
- finishing
- finishing line
- flawlessness
- follow out
- follow through
- follow up
- foregone conclusion
- fulfil
- fulfill
- get through
- glaze
- go
- go away
- go out
- go through
- go through with
- goal
- gustatory perception
- gustatory sensation
- halt
- happening
- implement
- land up
- lapse
- last
- licking
- matter of course
- mop up
- move
- natural event
- ne plus ultra
- occurrence
- occurrent
- omega
- outcome
- pass away
- perfection
- photo finish
- polish
- polish off
- put away
- put through
- recess
- refinement
- result
- resultant
- round out
- ruin
- ruination
- run low
- run out
- run short
- runner-up finish
- second-place finish
- see through
- shoeshine
- standoff
- start
- stop
- stopping point
- surface
- taste
- taste perception
- taste sensation
- tasting
- terminal
- terminate
- termination
- third-place finish
- tie
- top
- top off
- triumph
- tuck away
- tuck in
- turn out
- vanish
- victory
- wind up
- windup
- wipeout
- wrap up
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