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Synonyms & Antonyms of homestretch
the last part of a process or action
- this project has been a lot of work, but we're finally in the homestretch
Synonyms for homestretch
- capper,
- close,
- closing,
- conclusion,
- consummation,
- end,
- endgame,
- ending,
- finale,
- finis,
- finish,
- grand finale,
- mop-up,
- windup,
- wrap-up
Words Related to homestretch
- acme,
- apex,
- capstone,
- climax,
- copestone,
- coup de grâce
- (or coup de grace),
- crescendo,
- crown,
- culmination,
- high-water mark,
- meridian,
- peak,
- pinnacle,
- summit,
- tip-top,
- top,
- zenith
- aftermath,
- anticlimax,
- coda,
- epilogue
- (also epilog),
- postscript
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The first known use of homestretch was in 1841
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