End synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
(Narratology) The chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works.
(Law) The end or close of a pleading, e.g. the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
mopping-up
The close of an action
A particular way in which items are organized.
A short speech or poem spoken to the audience by one of the actors at the end of a play
The act of one that passes; specif., death
The final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot.
Something accomplished or done successfully; work completed; achievement
The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.
In cosmology theory, the ratio of the average density of matter in the universe to its critical density.
A farewell or final appearance, action, or work.
The way something turns out; result; consequence
The conveyance of an interest in real property for a specified time period by will or lease; the death of a person or cessation of a corporate entity.
To make whole, with all necessary elements or parts:
A possible event, outcome, or condition; contingency
The final part or conclusion; end
closing piece
The close of an action
An end of something in space; a limit or edge.
The definition of consummation is the act of fulfilling or ending something.
concluding part
The close of an action
The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; entire development; consummate culture, skill, or moral excellence; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence; maturity; as, perfection in an art, in a science, or in a system; perfection in form or degree; fruits in perfection.
The act or an instance of putting to death or being put to death as a lawful penalty.
. May be a promise of future payment in exchange for a contractual obligation’s being done.
last line
The close of an action
(Slang) The end.
(Chiefly Brit.) Either end of a transportation line, or a station or town located there; terminal
A concluding, summarizing statement, report, etc.
(Baseball) The act of swinging both arms, sometimes above the head, and then pitching the ball in one continuous motion
beginning of the end
The close of an action
cutoff
A designated limit or point of termination.
The termination point of a railway or similar transportation system.
Production of a desired impression:
The central idea or point; gist.
A connective device or point in or attached to an electric circuit or conductor
An indefinite area intermediate between two qualities or conditions:
A strip of ground, as at the edge of a garden or walk, in which ornamental plants or shrubs are planted.
bound(s)
The extremity
The lower end of a tree or plant remaining in the ground after most of the stem or trunk has been cut off
In male masturbation, a level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax; see also edging.
(Baseball) A pitched ball that is tipped:
(Nautical) A platform enclosing the head of each mast of a sailing ship, to which the topmast rigging is attached.
A turning point; a crisis:
butt end
The extremity
A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.
A judgment; esp., a sentence of condemnation
To prevent the flow or passage of:
To come to an end; terminate
To stop, discontinue, or resign from
The definition of halt is to hesitate, to put a stop to something or to come to a sudden stop.
To put an end to; stop; cease
To come to an end; close:
To end or resolve (a dispute, for example) by making a decision or coming to an agreement.
(Intransitive)
bring to an end
To bring to a halt
make an end of
To bring to a halt
get done
To bring to a halt
Adjourn is defined as to move to a different location or to retreat to another place.
(Intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
leave unfinished
To bring to a halt
Relinquish is defined as to let go of or surrender something.
Make shorter by cutting
(Intransitive, biology) To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to cease organic growth before maturation; to become sterile. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
Postpone is defined as to put off to or place in a later time.
To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion.
To break in upon (a person) who is speaking, working, etc.; stop or hinder
To deal with conclusively with a threat or a difficult situation.
(Informal) To get rid of or eliminate (something unneeded, unwanted, or problematic)
call-it-a-day
(Idiomatic) To retire.
pull-the-plug
(Intransitive, idiomatic) to cease from production or publication.
put the lid on
To bring to a halt
To stop a person in the execution of a purpose.
ring down the curtain
To bring to a halt
To cease (from an action); stop; abstain
(Formal) To stop doing (something).
Die is defined as to stop living, existing or fade away.
To breathe one's last breath; die
To go away; leave:
start (antonym)
An appearance in a sports game from the beginning of the match.
opening (antonym)
A beginning; first part; commencement
center (antonym)
A point equidistant from all points on the circumference of a circle or on the surface of a sphere.
middle (antonym)
The part between the beginning and the end.
hub (antonym)
An airport that serves as a central connecting point through which many flights of a particular airline are routed
begin (antonym)
The definition of begin means to start or come into being.
initiate (antonym)
To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
death (related)
The termination or extinction of something:
achieve (related)
The definition of achieve means to accomplish a goal or to do something you set out to do.
autotelic
(Of a person) Deriving meaning and purpose from within.
consummative
Serving to consummate or complete.
desinent
(Obsolete) Ending; forming an end; lowermost.
On the verge of becoming obsolete:
telic
Directed or tending toward a goal or purpose; purposeful.
terminative
(Linguistics) of, or relating to the terminative case
terminatory
The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his/her object.
The definition of an annihilation is the entire and complete destruction of a place, thing or group.
An area near, alongside, or enclosed by a boundary
A bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing:
coda
The conclusion of a statement.
Importance as a cause or influence
The highest point; zenith; climax
The art of designing
desinence
A grammatical ending; an inflection.
The ultimate purpose for which something is created or intended.
The results of a destructive event.
Dissolution is defined as ending or breaking apart.
The act of coming to a close; termination:
The outermost or utmost point or part; end
The condition or fact of being final.
Fragment is defined as a piece of something that wasn’t finished.
(Sports) A structure or area into which players endeavor to propel a ball or puck in order to score points.
Intent is defined as something you plan or mean to do.
A culminating point leading to a decision:
A discourse or rhetorical argument in general.
sine die
Purpose
Cessation.
To abrogate, annul, cancel, eliminate, put an end to, recall, repeal, or revoke, especially things of a seemingly permanent nature, such as customs, institutions, and usages.
To annul, cancel, destroy, overturn, repeal, revoke, set aside, supercede, or otherwise do away with or put an end to.
To do; succeed in doing; complete (a task, time, or distance)
The definition of aim means to point or direct or to try with a particular goal in mind.
To project forward or out.
To bring (a task, project, goal etc.) to completion; to accomplish.
(Intransitive, astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
The definition of define is to describe the meaning or character of something.
To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation:
To part company; stop associating
To make a transition between shots in a cinematic work using a superimposition in which the first shot fades out while the second shot gradually appears.
A progressive decrease in the strength of a conditioned response, often resulting in its elimination, because of withdrawal of a specific stimulus.
To become forfeit or void because of failure to pay the premium at the stipulated time
The lens or mirror in a microscope or other optical instrument that first receives light rays from the object and forms the image.
The duration of one cycle of a regularly recurring action or event.
(Rare) To locate
To put an end to or destroy:
In division, the difference between the dividend and the product of the quotient and divisor. Dividing 14 by 3 gives 4 and a remainder of 2.
Scotch is defined as to cut, wound or put an end to.
To part or break off, as by cutting or with force; cut in two
To suppress or bring to an abrupt end; quash
A long, stream of gas or dust forced from the head of a comet when it is close to the Sun. Tails can be up to 150 million km (93 million miles) long, and they always point away from the Sun because of the force of the solar wind. &diamf3; Plasma tails, or ion tails, appear bluish and straight and narrow, and are formed when solar wind forces ionized gas to stream off the coma. Dust tails are wide and curved, and are formed when solar heat forces trails of dust off the coma; solid particles reflecting the Sun's light create their bright yellow color.
cause (antonym)
A basis for an action or response; a reason:
commencement (antonym)
The act or time of commencing; beginning; start
birth (antonym)
Birth is defined as a baby emerging from a mother's womb or the start of something.
construction (antonym)
Something fashioned or devised systematically:
creation (antonym)
Anything created; esp., something original created by the imagination; invention, design, etc.
origin (antonym)
A coming into existence or use; beginning
source (antonym)
A person or thing from which something comes into being or is derived or obtained:
foundation (antonym)
A foundation is defined as an organization set up to finance or complete projects, usually for a non-profit organization such as a school or a church.
means (antonym)
Means is defined as the way to do something.
commence (antonym)
The definition of commence means to begin something.
give-birth (antonym)
(Intransitive, figuratively, usually with to) To become the source of.
bear (antonym)
To offer; render:
The part of a military deployment usually farthest from the fighting front.
The last part of something; remnant
(Obs.) A place of confinement
The final step in the purchase of real property or of an interest in real property when a deed or another instrument of title is conveyed to the buyer, the purchase price or a portion thereof is paid, and collateral matters, such as the exchange or transfer of any assignments, insurance policies, leases, and mortgages, are finalized.
A concluding or terminating
The final or concluding part; end
(Uncountable) A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
An object aimed at; target
A sense of importance or purpose:
A desired goal:
An aim or intention:
The cause or intention underlying a given action or situation:
The definition of length is how long something is, or the amount of vertical space or time it takes up.
A scrap; a bit.
A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery.
end in view
why-and-wherefore
precede (related)
precede (plural precedes) Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay)
planned (related)
What one intends to do or achieve
limited (related)
A limited train or bus.
leftover (related)
Food remaining from a previous meal.
endo (related)
A prefix meaning “inside,” as in endoskeleton.
Any of various miscellaneous items
final stage
the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
An adjourning or being adjourned
final event
The close of an action
The definition of a target date is a specific deadline or time when a goal is to be met or when something is to happen.
deadline
The definition of a deadline is when something is due, or the latest time by which something must be completed.
A retiring or being retired; specif., withdrawal from work, business, etc. because of age
The act of attaining or the condition of being attained.
The benefit gained as the result of a previous action.
closing scene
The close of an action
Synonym Study
- To terminate is to bring or come to an end regarded as a limit or boundary to terminate a privilege
- To complete is to finish by filling in the missing or defective parts the award completed his happiness
- To finish is to bring to a desired end that which one has set out to do, as by adding perfecting touches to finish a painting
- To conclude is to bring or come to a formal termination, often involving some final arrangement, decision, or action to conclude negotiations
- To close is to come or bring to a stop, as if by shutting something regarded as previously open nominations are now closed
- To end means to stop some process, whether or not it has been satisfactorily completed let's end this argument
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