| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accomplishment, finishing |
| Synonyms: | achievement, attainment, close, conclusion, consummation, culmination, curtains, dispatch, end, expiration, finalization, finis, finish, fruition, fulfillment, hips, integration, perfection, realization, swan song, windup, wrap-up |
| Antonyms: | anticlimax, imperfection |
| Main Entry: | end |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | completion, stop |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, achievement, adjournment, attainment, bottom line, cease, cessation, close, closing, closure, conclusion, consequence, consummation, culmination, curtain, denouement, desistance, desuetude, determination, discontinuance, execution, expiration, expiry, finale, finis, finish, fulfillment, issue, last word, omega, outcome, payoff, perfection, realization, resolution, result, retirement, sign-off, target, termination, terminus, upshot, windup, wrap-up |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, opening, start |
| Main Entry: | finale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ending of an event |
| Synonyms: | afterpiece, blow-off, button, cessation, chaser, climax, close, closer, conclusion, consummation, crowning glory, culmination, denouement, end, end piece, epilogue, finis, finish, last act, payoff, peroration, summation, swan song, termination, windup |
| Notes: | final means occurring at or forming an end or not to be altered or undone, while a finale is the concluding part of any performance |
| Antonyms: | beginning, debut, first act, opening, start |
| Main Entry: | finish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conclusion; completion |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, achievement, acquirement, acquisition, annihilation, attainment, cease, cessation, close, closing, culmination, curtain, curtains, death, defeat, denouement, desistance, end, end of the line, end of the road, ending, finale, finis, last, last stage, ruin, stop, termination, terminus, wind-up, winding-up, wrap, wrap-up |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, initiation, introduction, start |
| Main Entry: | last |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | end |
| Synonyms: | close, completion, conclusion, ending, finale, finis, finish, omega, termination |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, introduction, lead, start |
| Main Entry: | swan song |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | final performance |
| Synonyms: | adieu, climax, closer, coda, conclusion, crowning achievement, crowning glory, culmination, dying words, end piece, envoi, epilogue, famous last words, farewell, farewell performance, final appearance, final appearance or performance, final gesture, finis, goodbye, last act, last hurrah, last shot, last words, parting song, peroration, windup |
| Main Entry: | termination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | end |
| Synonyms: | abortion, ballgame, cease, cessation, close, completion, conclusion, consequence, curtains, cut-off, desistance, discontinuation, effect, end of the line, ending, expiry, finale, finis, finish, issue, kiss-off, outcome, payoff, period, result, stop, terminus, windup, wrap-up |
| Antonyms: | beginning, initiation, opening, start |
| Main Entry: | through |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | done |
| Synonyms: | buttoned up, complete, completed, concluded, ended, finis, finished, in the bag, over, terminated, wound up, wrapped up |
| Antonyms: | incomplete, unfinished |
| Main Entry: | stopping point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | end |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, achievement, adjournment, attainment, bottom line, cease, cessation, close, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consequence, consummation, culmination, curtain, denouement, desistance, desuetude, determination, discontinuance, end of the line, ending, execution, expiration, expiry, finale, finis, finish, fulfillment, issue, last word, omega, outcome, payoff, perfection, period, realization, resolution, result, retirement, sign-off, stop, target, termination, terminus, upshot, wind-up, windup, wrap-up |