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ending
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of ending (Entry 2 of 3)
- the plagiarism scandal was a disgraceful ending to a once-promising academic career
Synonyms for ending
- capper,
- close,
- closing,
- conclusion,
- consummation,
- end,
- endgame,
- finale,
- finis,
- finish,
- grand finale,
- homestretch,
- mop-up,
- windup,
- wrap-up
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- 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
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- the best part about any dental procedure is its ending
Synonyms for ending
- arrest,
- arrestment,
- cease,
- cessation,
- check,
- close,
- closedown,
- closure,
- conclusion,
- cutoff,
- discontinuance,
- discontinuation,
- end,
- expiration,
- finish,
- halt,
- lapse,
- offset,
- shutdown,
- shutoff,
- stay,
- stop,
- stoppage,
- surcease,
- termination
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ending
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of ending (Entry 3 of 3)
- let's end the meeting with a short prayer
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Phrases Synonymous with ending
- putting paid to
- [chiefly British],
- ringing down the curtain (on)
Antonyms for ending
- unfortunately, an argument ended their date, and they're still not speaking to each other
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- a book so good that you hate to see it end
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- a great general, who ended on the field of battle
Synonyms for ending
- checking out,
- conking (out),
- croaking
- [slang],
- deceasing,
- demising,
- departing,
- dropping,
- dying,
- exiting,
- expiring,
- falling,
- flatlining,
- going,
- kicking in
- [slang],
- kicking off
- [slang],
- parting,
- passing away,
- passing (on),
- pegging out
- [chiefly British],
- perishing,
- popping off,
- stepping out,
- succumbing
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Phrases Synonymous with ending
- biting the dust,
- buying it
- (or buying the farm),
- giving up the ghost,
- kicking the bucket,
- snuffing it
- [British]
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“Ending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ending. Accessed 26 Oct. 2021.
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