terminus

[tur-muh-nuhs] / ˈtɜr mə nəs /

NOUN

end

Synonyms

STRONG

accomplishment achievement adjournment attainment cease cessation close closing closure completion conclusion consequence consummation culmination curtain denouement desuetude determination discontinuance ending execution expiration expiry finale finis finish fulfillment issue omega outcome payoff perfection period realization resolution result retirement stop target termination upshot

WEAK

bottom line desistance end of the line last word sign-off stopping point wind-up wrap-up

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning cause commencement continuation defeat failure forfeit frustration imperfection inception initiation introduction neglect opening origin source start unfulfillment worthlessness

Example Sentences

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Rancho Cucamonga, for example, has started making plans for its role as the Southern California terminus of a high-speed rail line to Las Vegas, scheduled to launch construction next year.

From Los Angeles Times

Before the expulsion, Tacoma’s Chinatown rose up near the city docks as Chinese workers arrived in the city in the 1870s to build the terminus of the Northern Pacific Railway.

From Seattle Times

Valley Boulevard, the iconic strip filled with restaurants serving cuisine from provinces around China, has its western terminus here.

From Los Angeles Times

The northern terminus of today’s Naylor Road SE is about where the ferry dock was.

From Washington Post

We’re surfing into January on waves of delta and omicron, toward the terminus of the Greek alphabet and the beginning of Year 3 of the pandemic.

From Washington Post

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