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

Example Sentences

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Managing sentiment can be done for a while, but you can’t manage the physical market forever.

From Barron's • May 15, 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

Sometimes that will take all day, and sometimes by 1 or 2, I will feel like I can be done for the day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

It needed to be done for Justin Herbert & Co.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026

He said that the education of the young was more important than anything that could be done for those who were already grown up.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

be done for

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