mop-up

mop–up

noun, often attributive \ˈmäp-ˌəp\

Definition of MOP-UP

: a concluding action or phase

First Known Use of MOP-UP

1900

Related to MOP-UP

Synonyms: capper, close, closing, conclusion, consummation, end, endgame, ending, finis, finish, grand finale, home stretch, mop-up, windup, wrap-up

Antonyms: baseline, beginning, dawn, day one, nascence, nascency, opening, start

Related Words: acme, apex, capstone, climax, copestone, coup de grâce (or coup de grace), crescendo, crown, culmination, high-water mark, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip-top, top, zenith; aftermath, anticlimax, coda, epilogue (also epilog), postscript; shank, tag end, tail end

Near Antonyms: foreword, introduction, overture, preamble, preface, prelude, prologue (also prolog)

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