be done for

VERB

disappear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon depart die die out dissipate dissolve escape evaporate expire fade flee fly go leave melt perish recede retire retreat sink wane withdraw

STRONG

abscond clear decamp dematerialize disperse ebb end evanesce exit pass vacate vamoose

WEAK

be gone be lost be no more be swallowed up cease to exist come to naught drop out of sight end gradually evanish fade away go south leave no trace melt away pass away take flight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance appear be born begin coagulate come continue enter face fight forge grow improve increase keep meet remain rise solidify stay strengthen wait

WEAK

arrive come in

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be done for

“I was deciding if I should compete but I woke up the next day and felt better. I thought if I didn’t jump well today I’d be done for the year.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026

Quinn Young also notes that more needs to be done for patients who don’t respond successfully to treatment.

From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026

Gilbert hopes more can be done for Welsh boxing clubs and believes boxing helps young people stay on the right path.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

There are still financial tasks that have to be done for you after your death, like filing your last tax return and cleaning up your worldly possessions.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026

If they got a fae clerk, they’d be done for.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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