ending

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

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

Near Antonyms

foreword, introduction, overture, preamble, preface, prelude, prologue (also prolog);

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;