Synonyms of ends

ends 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of end

1

as in concludes

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

let's end the meeting with a short prayer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concludes
• finishes
• closes
• completes
• terminates
• winds up
• rounds (off or out)
• wraps up
• climaxes
• rings down the curtain (on)
• puts paid to
• closes out
• crowns
• consummates
• suspends
• perfects
• stops
• halts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• begins
• starts
• opens
• commences
• inaugurates

2

as in stops

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

• stops
• ceases
• halts
• quits
• concludes
• finishes
• suspends
• discontinues
• drops
• breaks
• delays
• breaks off
• packs (up or in)
• leaves off
• shuts off
• lays off
• cuts off
• has done with
• desists (from)
• completes
• gives over
• cuts out
• knocks off
• breaks up
• cans
• blocks
• stems
• stays
• closes (down)
• checks
• puts the kibosh on
• holds
• pauses
• ruins
• impedes
• hinders
• deactivates
• aborts
• obstructs
• destroys
• turns back
• dissolves
• holds back
• suppresses
• calls
• stamps
• brakes
• reins (in)
• abolishes
• blockades
• scuttles
• arrests
• kills
• detains
• squashes
• clamps down
• snuffs
• squelches
• demolishes
• stanches
• annuls
• dams
• stunts
• kiboshes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• progresses
• proceeds
• carries on
• runs on
• advances
• keeps up
• follows through (with)
• drives
• stirs
• impels
• propels
• actuates

3

as in expires

to come to an end

a book so good that you hate to see it end

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expires
• concludes
• stops
• ceases
• halts
• terminates
• closes
• finishes
• passes
• goes
• dies
• determines
• elapses
• breaks off
• discontinues
• winds up
• leaves off
• lapses
• stalls
• quits
• breaks up
• winks (out)
• dead-ends
• lets up
• stays
• bites the dust
• refrains (from)
• suspends
• pauses
• packs (up or in)
• breaks down
• desists (from)
• cuts out
• lays off (of)
• gives over
• knocks off
• abates
• winds down
• conks (out)
• peters (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• persists
• hangs on
• extends
• prolongs
• draws out
• protracts

4

as in dies

to stop living

a great general, who ended on the field of battle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dies
• falls
• expires
• perishes
• departs
• succumbs
• goes
• disappears
• exits
• parts
• passes (on)
• fades
• passes away
• steps out
• buys it
• kicks off
• checks out
• croaks
• drops
• snuffs it
• kicks in
• pegs out
• pops off
• demises
• fails
• flatlines
• deceases
• kicks the bucket
• gives up the ghost
• bites the dust
• conks (out)
• predeceases
• consumes
• dries up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lives
• comes to
• breathes
• lingers
• exists
• is
• revives
• thrives
• flourishes
• subsists
• prospers

ends

2 of 2

noun

plural of end

1

as in endings

the stopping of a process or activity

the end of hostilities brought general rejoicing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuations
• continuances
• extensions
• prolongations
• persistences

2

as in limits

a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go

I'm at the end of my patience with these little brats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limits
• limitations
• confines
• lines
• boundaries
• caps
• terminations
• bounds
• ceilings
• edges
• extents
• barriers
• extremities
• borders
• termini
• margins
• fences
• walls
• stops
• fag ends
• rims
• verges
• brims
• restraints
• hedges
• outsides
• bars

3

as in remainders

an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value

a couple of ends of wallpaper were all that was left after we finished papering the room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remainders
• scraps
• remnants
• rests
• stubs
• leftovers
• pieces
• fag ends
• refuses
• remains
• pickings
• residues
• fragments
• leavings
• stumps
• scrapings
• odds and ends
• ribbons
• slivers
• residuals
• balances
• chips
• vestiges
• oddments
• flakes
• splinters
• shreds
• tatters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wholes

4

as in purposes

something that one hopes or intends to accomplish

in this case the ends definitely do not justify the means

Synonyms & Similar Words

• purposes
• goals
• aims
• plans
• objectives
• intentions
• intents
• ambitions
• objects
• ideas
• dreams
• things
• aspirations
• points
• targets
• marks
• ideals
• pretensions
• meanings
• designs
• hopes
• bournes
• projects
• wishes
• desires
• minds
• schemes
• plots
• holy grails
• destinations
• termini
• grails
• nirvanas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• means
• methods
• ways

5

as in tips

the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow

a child's pair of scissors with blunt ends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tips
• cusps
• apexes
• points
• noses
• pike
• stickers
• nibs
• prongs
• tines
• barbs
• snags
• spikes
• pinpoints
• prickles
• jags

6

as in closes

the last part of a process or action

the war wasn't yet over, but we were definitely at the beginning of the end

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

7

as in edges

the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something

the ends of his shirt cuffs were badly frayed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• edges
• perimeters
• edgings
• confines
• borders
• circumferences
• boundaries
• verges
• margins
• fringes
• skirts
• brims
• rims
• peripheries
• outskirts
• hems
• frames
• bounds
• borderlines
• lips
• skirtings
• cusps
• compasses
• crests
• curbs
• shores
• limitations
• demarcations
• restrictions
• marches
• maxima
• ceilings
• extents
• brinks
• terminations
• frontiers
• ambits
• borderlands
• laps
• pales
• selvages
• measures
• meres

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• centers
• hearts
• cores
• insides
• middles
• interiors
• inners
• withins

8

as in fates

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities

Henry Hudson and eight others were set adrift in the bay in a small boat, and how they met their end is unknown

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fates
• deaths
• demises
• dooms
• passings
• exits
• sleeps
• curtains
• graves
• expirations
• dissolutions
• deceases
• endings
• passages
• quietuses
• expiries
• great divides
• suicides
• assassinations
• ruins
• fatalities
• casualties
• destructions
• martyrdoms
• executions
• annihilations
• exterminations
• slaughters
• killings
• massacres
• self-destructions
• self-slaughters
• self-murders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• births
• lives
• existences
• rises
• creations
• nativities
• originations
• geneses

9

as in portions

something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group

keep up your end of the bargain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• portions
• shares
• parts
• proportions
• quotas
• percentages
• takes
• allowances
• allotments
• cuts
• pieces
• slices
• pieces of the action
• segments
• sections
• members
• rations
• commissions
• lots
• partitions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compounds
• totals
• sums
• aggregates
• pools
• composites
• totalities
• wholes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ends

Verb

Dive will follow an elite team of police divers and investigators who solve crimes that begin where the surface ends. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Woods ends his comeback season with a dominant victory at the Tour Championship. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

The four romances are bittersweet, about love that is marked by melancholy, ends too soon, or never got a chance to begin. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026

Options include playing soft music when work ends, taking a mindful shower focused on water and breathing or doing five to 10 minutes of gentle stretching. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Those hoping that 2026 would be the year that finally ends daylight saving time may be in for a disappointment. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Whole Foods is providing additional flowers, helping Petals with Promise reach even more people after the outdoor growing season ends. — Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

The decision ends a three-year legal battle that pitted the couple against a group of residents from the nearby village of Kintbury, who believed the long driveway should remain accessible to hikers. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

In fact, scholars of new religious movements have long recognized the difficulty of deciding where religion begins and ends. — Morgan Shipley, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

Noun

The product is applied to dry lengths and ends and works diligently to tame flyaways once you’re done drying. — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

To further test the adhesive’s stickiness, the team attached ropes to the ends of two strips of the tape, stuck the strips together, and used the setup for a tug-of-war between students and faculty. — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026

Team Neagley emerges victorious, and the bad guys meet appropriately satisfying ends. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

Defensive line Among tackles (or in Zeek Biggers’ case, combo tackles/defensive ends), Biggers played 35 snaps, Zach Sieler 34, Jordan Phillips 31 and Keith Cooper 10. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

The two defensive ends can help fill the gap created by Chop Robinson set to miss the game with his concussion. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Sydney Chamberlin sees the problem from both ends of the telescope. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

But none of them are as impactful on both ends of the floor as A’ja. — Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Her blonde hair, styled by Hyungsun Ju, was pulled up and pinned in a handful of loops and swoops, with the ends left out for an almost spiky, yet soft effect. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing ends

• make ends meet
• odds and ends