ending

ending

noun

Definition of ENDING

1

the last part of a process or action <the plagiarism scandal was a disgraceful ending to a once-promising academic career>

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

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)

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

2

the stopping of a process or activity <the best part about any dental procedure is its ending>

Synonyms arrest, arrestment, cease, cessation, check, close, closedown, closure, conclusion, cutoff, discontinuance, discontinuation, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, offset, shutdown, shutoff, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease, termination

Related Words mop-up, phaseout; abeyance, break, interruption, layoff, letup, moratorium, pause, standstill, suspension

Near Antonyms extension, persistence, prolongation

Antonyms continuance, continuation