Synonyms of homestretch

homestretch

noun

ˈhōm-ˈstrech 

as in ending

the last part of a process or action

this project has been a lot of work, but we're finally in the homestretch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• end
• conclusion
• finale
• closing
• culmination
• finish
• close
• endgame
• climax
• windup
• finis
• grand finale
• consummation
• capper
• crescendo
• mop-up
• wrap-up
• pinnacle
• peak
• top
• summit
• apex
• zenith
• capstone
• tip-top
• crown
• high-water mark
• coda
• epilogue
• aftermath
• meridian
• copestone
• anticlimax
• postscript
• acme
• tail end
• coup de grâce
• tag end
• shank

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beginning
• start
• opening
• dawn
• baseline
• introduction
• day one
• nascency
• nascence
• prologue
• overture
• prelude
• preface
• preamble
• foreword

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of homestretch

Lollapalooza hit its Day 4 homestretch yesterday in Grant Park, with the gates opening on time after rains and flooding forced a late start on Saturday. — Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

The Supreme Court is heading into the homestretch for its biggest cases of the term, with potentially landmark opinions still to come as early as June 18 on issues ranging from presidential power to culture war fights to birthright citizenship. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 17 June 2026

Mike Hellgren Welcome back The race is heated and in the homestretch with two Democrats who are well known to voters facing off in the Tuesday, June 23rd, primary. — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 12 June 2026

The homestretch of the drama, however, takes the story in a chilling direction, packing an aching quantity of feeling into a single glance at a security camera as someone climbs into a car and leaves the compound, never to be heard from again. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026