Synonyms of consummation

consummation

noun

ˌkän-sə-ˈmā-shən 

1

as in ending

the last part of a process or action

the signing of the contract marked the consummation of six months of negotiations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• conclusion
• end
• culmination
• finale
• closing
• climax
• close
• finish
• endgame
• finis
• grand finale
• homestretch
• capper
• windup
• wrap-up
• pinnacle
• zenith
• mop-up
• peak
• crescendo
• summit
• acme
• epilogue
• apex
• meridian
• aftermath
• capstone
• anticlimax
• coda
• top
• crown
• high-water mark
• tip-top
• postscript
• coup de grâce
• copestone
• tail end
• tag end
• shank

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beginning
• opening
• start
• dawn
• baseline
• introduction
• day one
• nascence
• nascency
• overture
• prelude
• prologue
• preamble
• preface
• foreword

2

as in realization

the state of being actual or complete

the opening of the performing arts center brought to consummation years of planning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realization
• accomplishment
• achievement
• fulfillment
• success
• attainment
• actualization
• fruition
• triumph
• pass
• actuality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• naught
• defeat
• failure
• nonfulfillment
• fizzle
• nonsuccess

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of consummation

Fascism relies on this kind of tunnel vision, this narrowing of sight to the present and the consummation of immediate desires or demands. — Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026

In Heated Rivalry, there is consummation aplenty, but the copulation escalates in its own competitive terms. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025

Quiet consummation have; Wonderful. — Deborah Unger, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2025

In under five minutes, Dismukes and Padilla speed-run through their entire relationship, from meet-cute to consummation (in Jost’s office, obviously) to the inevitable blowup. — Charu Sinha, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025