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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ultimate; limit |
| Synonyms: | acme, apex, apogee, bitter end, boundary, ceiling, climax, consummation, crest, crown, culmination, depth, edge, end, excess, extremity, height, inordinancy, maximum, nadir, nth degree, peak, pinnacle, pole, termination, top, utmost, uttermost, zenith |
| Main Entry: | fate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | predetermined course |
| Synonyms: | Moirai, break, chance, circumstance, consequence, cup*, destination, destiny, divine will, doom, effect, end, ending, fortune, future, handwriting on the wall, horoscope, inescapableness, issue, karma, kismet, lot, luck, nemesis, outcome, portion, predestination, providence, stars, termination, upshot, wheel of fortune |
| Notes: | fate is an event or a course of events that will inevitably happen in the future or the supposed force or power that predetermines events while a fete is an elaborate, usually outdoor, party or festival |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | halt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | end, stoppage |
| Synonyms: | arrest, break, break-off, close, cutoff, freeze*, grinding halt, impasse, interruption, layoff, letup, pause, screaming halt, screeching halt, stand, standstill, stop, termination |
| Antonyms: | continuation, endurance, go, perseverence, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | issue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result |
| Synonyms: | causatum, conclusion, consequence, culmination, effect, end, end product, eventuality, finale, fruit, outcome, payoff, sequel, termination, upshot |
| Antonyms: | cause, origin, source |
| Main Entry: | last |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | end |
| Synonyms: | close, completion, conclusion, ending, finale, finis, finish, omega, termination |
| Notes: | last is the lowest in an ordering or series while latter means referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, introduction, lead, start |
| Main Entry: | limit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | greatest extent |
| Synonyms: | absolute, bitter end, border, bottom line, bound, bourne, breaking point, brim, brink, cap, ceiling, check, circumscription, conclusion, confinement, confines, curb, cutoff point, deadline, destination, edge, end, end point, extremity, far out, farthest point, farthest reach, fence, finality, goal, limitation, margin, maximum, obstruction, restraint, restriction, rim, termination, the max, the most, tops, ultimate, utmost, verge |
| Notes: | delimit means to draw the boundaries or limits of something; limit (noun) means the greatest possible degree of something or the point beyond which something cannot or may not proceed - limit (verb) means to restrict or confine limit marks an end to something; limitation is the extent of one's capacity or a constraint that stops something |
| Antonyms: | infinity, limitlessness |
| Main Entry: | passing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | death |
| Synonyms: | decease, defunction, demise, dissolution, end, finish, loss, silence, sleep, termination |
| Antonyms: | birth, living |
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