FINALITY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

finality

noun

Definition of finality

as in eventuality

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Recent Examples of finality Not, perhaps, in the context of last season and the edginess of this summer, but in the sense of meaning and finality. — David Ornstein, New York Times, 30 July 2026 As the final seconds ticked off the clock in the first-round loss to UCLA, the realization of its finality began to settle in. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026 Nearby is the Lincoln Museum, filled with period artifacts and wax-figure dioramas that span the breadth of his life, from his early cabin years to the finality of Ford's Theatre. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026 But Calico, his breakthrough from 2023, was a treasure trove of chilling revelations and picturesque stories about loss and finality. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for finality

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Noun

Prepare the hold statement for eventualities beforehand, and assign only one person who will be permitted to make the announcement without seeking consensus through committees.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Anxiety about new technologies ought not to alter this foundation, and there is little chance a court will allow this eventuality to come to pass.

— David B Mcgarry, Oc Register, 8 July 2026

Definition of eventuality

Noun

That includes a whopping 50% levy aimed at Canada, which if negotiations fail, will go into effect tomorrow, August 19th.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Though the rally centered on tomorrow’s primary elections, Donalds was already campaigning for the November election.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of tomorrow

Noun

Agents, coaches and teams all wanted to represent him, to sign him, to have some say in his future.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Played completely deadpan by Konopka, the character beneath this daft assemblage of aesthetic choices makes no real sense as a functionary in this dry, dark future, much less as its hero.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of future

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