Synonyms of endings

endings

noun

plural of ending

1

as in finales

the last part of a process or action

the plagiarism scandal was a disgraceful ending to a once-promising academic career

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finales
• conclusions
• ends
• culminations
• closings
• climaxes
• finishes
• endgames
• closes
• consummations
• windups
• cappers
• grand finales
• pinnacles
• wrap-ups
• epilogues
• finises
• codas
• tops
• homestretches
• mop-ups
• meridians
• apexes
• zeniths
• crescendos
• summits
• aftermaths
• capstones
• peaks
• crowns
• postscripts
• high-water marks
• acmes
• copestones
• anticlimaxes
• tag ends
• shanks
• tail ends
• tip-tops
• coups de grâce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beginnings
• openings
• starts
• baselines
• dawns
• day ones
• introductions
• overtures
• prologues
• nascencies
• prefaces
• preludes
• nascences
• forewords
• preambles

2

as in cessations

the stopping of a process or activity

the best part about any dental procedure is its ending

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cessations
• ends
• conclusions
• halts
• closures
• terminations
• closes
• finishes
• arrests
• stops
• discontinuations
• stoppages
• ceases
• shutdowns
• expirations
• discontinuances
• offsets
• lapses
• cutoffs
• stays
• arrestments
• shutoffs
• pauses
• closedowns
• suspensions
• surceases
• interruptions
• checks
• phaseouts
• layoffs
• moratoriums
• standstills
• mop-ups
• breaks
• letups
• abeyances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuations
• continuances
• extensions
• prolongations
• persistences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of endings

For those who haven’t seen the only good movie based on a board game (sorry, Battleship), Clue has multiple endings in order to simulate the repeatability of the game. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

It’s been a summer of endings and beginnings for Tom Colicchio. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

Our brains hold onto beginnings and endings and lose the middle. — James Glover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Most major characters got their happy endings, though the Roy/Keeley/Jamie love triangle was left largely unresolved. — Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026

By rejecting the myth of beginning again and the idea that endings are inherently meaningful, Luiselli highlights the fascination of the middle. — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Science fiction has explored this scenario many times, and those stories almost never have happy endings. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 19 July 2026

At the end of a magical World Cup run filled with thrilling endings and comebacks, there was no such finish for Lionel Messi and Argentina. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

You’ll be awed by its Escher-like effects, its confident audacity and how its many moving pieces crescendo for one of the best endings in film history. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 14 July 2026