FINIS Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

finis

noun

ˈfi-nəs

Definition of finis

as in ending

the last part of a process or action if the two countries keep up their arms race, the inevitable finis to their rivalry will be their mutual destruction

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Noun

This script justifies that lame happy ending with a clever idea about the radiation sickness that results from suffering a blast of the creature’s atomic breath.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Club Kid takes some surprising turns on the way to its delicately shaded ending.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of ending

Noun

The nation's clocks went back an hour Sunday as daylight saving time came to an end.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
His decision to pick Vance opened up a special election in Ohio that will by the end of this week cost the GOP hundreds of millions of dollars and potentially a Senate seat.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of end

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Kipruto won the men’s race in the event’s closest-ever finish while wearing the Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 2.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 1 Nov. 2026
Mercedes’ sponsorship revenue gains were offset by lower payouts from the team’s fourth-place finish in the 2024 constructor standings.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of finish

Noun

In Wisconsin, Crowley, a moderate Democrat, defeated Republican challenger Tom Tiffany in the culmination of a governor's race that played out in one of the country's most purple states.

— News Editor, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Spencer characterized the Stevens-Rogers appearance as the culmination of an increasingly personal dispute rather than a substantive disagreement over policy.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of culmination

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Israeli troops took positions throughout the city and sealed it off from the rest of the territory for a second day, closing gates and checkpoints to Palestinian drivers.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Vogelsong-Parvin, in her closing argument, contended that Nakira did not act like a grieving parent.

— Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

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