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end
noun as in extreme, limit
noun as in completion, stop
Strongest matches
closure, conclusion, finish, issue, outcome, resolution, result, retirement
Strong matches
accomplishment, achievement, adjournment, attainment, cease, cessation, close, closing, consequence, consummation, culmination, curtain, denouement, desuetude, determination, discontinuance, execution, expiration, expiry, finale, finis, fulfillment, omega, payoff, perfection, realization, target, termination, terminus, upshot, wind-up
Weak matches
noun as in intention, aim
noun as in leftover part
noun as in death, destruction
Strong matches
annihilation, dissolution, doom, expiration, extermination, extinction, passing, ruin, ruination
verb as in bring to an end
Strongest matches
achieve, break up, cease, close, complete, conclude, culminate, delay, drop, expire, finish, give up, halt, play out, quit, resolve, settle, stop, terminate, wind up, wrap up
Strong matches
abolish, abort, accomplish, consummate, crown, determine, discontinue, dissolve, interrupt, perorate, postpone, relinquish, ultimate, wrap
Weak matches
break off, call it a day, call off, close out, cut short, dispose of, get done, pack it in, pull the plug, put the lid on, sew up, shut down, switch off, top off
verb as in die or kill
Strong matches
abolish, annihilate, depart, desist, exterminate, extinguish, lapse, ruin, wane
Weak matches
Example Sentences
They flocked to the cineplex to see each of these popular series, and their beloved characters, through to the end.
“Bugonia,” adapted by Will Tracy from the 2003 South Korean film “Save the Green Planet!,” may end up on the wrong side of that history, what with its mix of punishing violence and absurdist humor.
“He said, ‘You did the right thing’ in protecting your children, explaining that when a substance abuser falls off the deep end, the endgame is sad and ugly.
But, then again, they earned the bye last year and you know how that ended up.
The presale draw, which began last Wednesday and will end Friday at 8 a.m.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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