Synonyms of ended

ended 1 of 2

adjective

as in finished

brought or having come to an end

the recently ended season was one of the best that the baseball team ever had

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finished
• done
• completed
• up
• complete
• concluded
• terminated
• over
• through
• down
• out of hand
• out of the way
• realized
• accomplished
• defunct
• over with
• expired
• achieved
• attained
• obsolete
• extinct
• compassed
• dead
• kaput

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incomplete
• ongoing
• unfinished
• continuing
• uncompleted
• undone

ended

2 of 2

verb

past tense of end

1

as in concluded

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point

let's end the meeting with a short prayer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concluded
• finished
• completed
• closed
• terminated
• wrapped up
• rounded (off or out)
• climaxed
• closed out
• wound up
• put paid to
• crowned
• rang down the curtain (on)
• consummated
• suspended
• perfected
• halted
• stopped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• began
• started
• opened
• commenced
• inaugurated

2

as in ceased

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end

unfortunately, an argument ended their date, and they're still not speaking to each other

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ceased
• stopped
• halted
• quit
• concluded
• finished
• dropped
• delayed
• suspended
• discontinued
• laid off
• cut off
• shut off
• broke
• packed (up or in)
• left off
• cut out
• completed
• broke off
• had done with
• canned
• broke up
• knocked off
• desisted (from)
• ruined
• held
• paused
• gave over
• closed (down)
• put the kibosh on
• stayed
• blocked
• stemmed
• hindered
• impeded
• checked
• destroyed
• deactivated
• scuttled
• called
• aborted
• abolished
• turned back
• obstructed
• suppressed
• dammed
• blockaded
• arrested
• detained
• killed
• held back
• stamped
• squelched
• dissolved
• annulled
• squashed
• demolished
• stunted
• snuffed
• kiboshed
• clamped down
• braked
• reined (in)
• stanched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• carried on
• proceeded
• progressed
• kept up
• advanced
• ran on
• propelled
• drove
• followed through (with)
• stirred
• impelled
• actuated

3

as in stopped

to come to an end

a book so good that you hate to see it end

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concluded
• stopped
• ceased
• halted
• expired
• terminated
• finished
• passed
• went
• closed
• died
• stalled
• discontinued
• determined
• lapsed
• left off
• elapsed
• quit
• broke off
• wound up
• winked (out)
• broke up
• let up
• dead-ended
• bit the dust
• paused
• suspended
• refrained (from)
• stayed
• laid off (of)
• packed (up or in)
• cut out
• knocked off
• desisted (from)
• broke down
• abated
• gave over
• wound down
• conked (out)
• petered (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• persisted
• extended
• hung on
• prolonged
• protracted
• drew out

4

as in died

to stop living

a great general, who ended on the field of battle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• died
• fell
• perished
• departed
• succumbed
• expired
• went
• disappeared
• exited
• parted
• passed (on)
• passed away
• dropped
• faded
• deceased
• stepped out
• checked out
• demised
• kicked off
• croaked
• bought it
• kicked in
• popped off
• flatlined
• pegged out
• snuffed it
• gave up the ghost
• bit the dust
• kicked the bucket
• conked (out)
• failed
• consumed
• dried up
• predeceased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lived
• breathed
• came to
• revived
• was
• lingered
• existed
• flourished
• prospered
• subsisted
• thrived

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ended

Adjective

In contrast, qualitative studies are more open-ended. —Ankolika De, The Conversation, 19 May 2026

If the timeline is open-ended, the analysis will expand to fill it. —Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

These questions are intentionally open-ended. —Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 3 May 2026

Without giving too much away about the endings of Caveat and Oddity, McCarthy (like Ohm) leans toward the bleak and open-ended. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 May 2026

International law experts say Israel's warnings are inconsistent and often overly broad and open-ended. —ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026

International law experts say Israel’s warnings are inconsistent and often overly broad and open-ended. —Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026

Recorded at Glendale’s UHF Studio, Davis worked closely with producer-bassist Dan Horne and guitarist John Lee Shannon, inaugurating a new songwriting partnership—one that trades the solitary melancholia of her earlier albums for something more open-ended and conversational. —Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026

That’s why the story was so close-ended, because if there is no season 2, this works as a limited series. —Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026

Verb

Qassem could not accept that the search had ended. —Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026

Johnson began this season with Trae Young as his point guard and ended it averaging more touches per game than any forward in the league. —Law Murray, New York Times, 21 May 2026

The Boys has ended its run after five seasons, but there’s more to come from the Vought Cinematic Universe, including a spinoff series starring Jensen Ackles. —Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

Culver City’s season ended Tuesday with a loss in the Division III regional playoffs. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026

If all goes well, the mission targeted for 2027 would set the stage for a historic moon landing in 2028 – the first since NASA's iconic Apollo era ended half-a-century ago. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 May 2026

The company ended Instant Checkout, a tool that let users check out directly from ChatGPT, in favor of working with retailers to create dedicated apps in its chatbot. —Annie Palmer, CNBC, 13 May 2026

The 2015 win ended a 37-year Triple Crown drought that was the longest in history. —CBS News, 13 May 2026

That world ended almost overnight. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026