Synonyms for end
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1. endverb

   That ends, or is ended, of which there is no more, whether or not more was intended or needed; that is closed, completed, concluded, or finished which has come to an expected or appropriate end. A speech may be ended almost as soon as begun, because of the speaker's illness, or of tumult in the audience; in such a case, the speech is neither closed, completed, nor finished, nor, in the strict sense, concluded. An argument may be closed with nothing proved; when an argument is concluded all that is deemed necessary to prove the point has been stated. To finish is to do the last thing there is to do; as, "I have finished my course," 2 Tim. iv, 7. Finish has come to mean, not merely to complete in the essentials, but to perfect in all the minute details, as in the expression "to add the finishing touches." The enumeration is completed; the poem, the picture, the statue is finished. To terminate may be either to bring to an arbitrary or to an appropriate end; as, he terminated his remarks abruptly; the spire terminates in a cross. A thing stops that comes to rest from motion; or the motion stops or ceases when the object comes to rest; stop frequently signifies to bring or come to a sudden and decided cessation of motion, progress, or action of any kind. Compare DO; TRANSACT.

   See synonyms for BEGIN.

   Synonyms:
   break off, cease, close, complete, conclude, desist, expire, finish, quit, stop, terminate, wind up

2. endnoun

   The end is the terminal part of a material object that has length; the extremity is distinctively the terminal point, and may thus be but part of the end in the general sense of that word; the extremity is viewed as that which is most remote from some center, or some mean or standard position; the southern end of South America includes all Patagonia, the southern extremity or point is Cape Horn. Tip has nearly the same meaning as extremity, but is said of small or slight and tapering objects; as, the tip of the finger; point in such connections is said of that which is drawn out to exceeding fineness or sharpness, as the point of a needle, a fork, or a sword; extremity is said of something considerable; we do not speak of the extremity of a needle. Terminus is chiefly used to designate the end of a line of travel or transportation: specifically, the furthermost station in any direction on a railway, or by extension the town or village where it is situated. Termination is the Latin and more formal word for the Saxon end, but is chiefly used of time, words, undertakings, or abstractions of any kind. Expiration signifies the coming to an end in the natural course of things; as, the expiration of a year, or of a lease; it is used of things of some consequence; we do not ordinarily speak of the expiration of an hour or of a day. Limit implies some check to or restraint upon further advance, right, or privilege; as, the limits of an estate (compare BOUNDARY). A goal is an end sought or striven for, as in a race. For the figurative senses of end and its associated words, compare the synonyms for the verb END; also for AIM; CONSEQUENCE; DESIGN.

   See synonyms for BEGINNING.

   Synonyms:
   accomplishment, achievement, bound, boundary, cessation, close, completion, conclusion, consequence, consummation, design, effect, expiration, extent, extremity, finale, finis, finish, fulfilment, goal, intent, issue, limit, outcome, period, point, purpose, result, termination, terminus, tip, utmost, uttermost

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. end, terminalnoun

   either extremity of something that has length

   "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"

   Synonyms:
   goal, remainder, terminal, terminus, last, conclusion, ending, pole, death, depot, destruction, remnant, closing, close, final stage, oddment

   Antonyms:
   beginning, showtime, middle, kickoff, get-go, start, commencement, outset, offset, first, starting time, get down, begin, set out, get, commence, start out, set about, lead off

2. end, endingnoun

   the point in time at which something ends

   "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"

   Synonyms:
   finish, termination, death, remnant, conclusion, close, goal, closing, final stage, destruction, oddment, remainder, last, ending, terminal

   Antonyms:
   beginning, middle, starting time, commencement, kickoff, offset, get-go, first, start, showtime, outset, get, commence, begin, get down, set about, lead off, set out, start out

3. end, last, final stagenoun

   the concluding parts of an event or occurrence

   "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"

   Synonyms:
   cobbler's last, goal, remainder, shoemaker's last, terminal, last, conclusion, finish, ending, death, destruction, finis, stopping point, remnant, closing, close, final stage, oddment, finale

   Antonyms:
   starting time, offset, kickoff, beginning, commencement, middle, first, showtime, get-go, outset, start, commence, start out, begin, get, get down, set about, lead off, set out

4. goal, endnoun

   the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

   "the ends justify the means"

   Synonyms:
   remnant, death, final stage, closing, conclusion, close, goal, finish, destruction, oddment, remainder, last, ending, destination, terminal

   Antonyms:
   showtime, commencement, beginning, kickoff, outset, get-go, first, middle, offset, start, starting time, commence, set out, get, begin, get down, set about, lead off, start out

5. endnoun

   a final part or section

   "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end"

   Synonyms:
   death, remnant, conclusion, close, goal, closing, final stage, destruction, oddment, remainder, last, ending, terminal

   Antonyms:
   get-go, showtime, outset, beginning, start, middle, offset, starting time, first, commencement, kickoff, lead off, begin, set about, commence, get, start out, set out, get down

6. end, destruction, deathnoun

   a final state

   "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"

   Synonyms:
   goal, remainder, devastation, terminal, last, expiry, conclusion, ending, death, demolition, demise, wipeout, dying, remnant, closing, destruction, close, final stage, oddment, decease

   Antonyms:
   outset, get-go, beginning, commencement, start, first, showtime, middle, offset, kickoff, starting time, set about, get down, begin, set out, commence, start out, lead off, get

7. endnoun

   the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object

   "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"

   Synonyms:
   death, remnant, conclusion, close, goal, closing, final stage, destruction, oddment, remainder, last, ending, terminal

   Antonyms:
   middle, beginning, get-go, outset, first, start, kickoff, showtime, commencement, offset, starting time, commence, begin, set out, set about, get down, lead off, start out, get

8. endnoun

   (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage

   "the end managed to hold onto the pass"

   Synonyms:
   death, remnant, conclusion, close, goal, closing, final stage, destruction, oddment, remainder, last, ending, terminal

   Antonyms:
   beginning, middle, kickoff, first, showtime, commencement, starting time, offset, outset, start, get-go, commence, get, lead off, begin, get down, set out, start out, set about

9. endnoun

   a boundary marking the extremities of something

   "the end of town"

   Synonyms:
   death, remnant, conclusion, close, goal, closing, final stage, destruction, oddment, remainder, last, ending, terminal

   Antonyms:
   kickoff, get-go, first, middle, offset, showtime, commencement, start, beginning, outset, starting time, commence, begin, get, lead off, set out, set about, get down, start out

10. endnoun

    one of two places from which people are communicating to each other

    "the phone rang at the other end"; "both ends wrote at the same time"

    Synonyms:
    death, remnant, conclusion, close, goal, closing, final stage, destruction, oddment, remainder, last, ending, terminal

    Antonyms:
    outset, beginning, middle, start, first, showtime, get-go, offset, commencement, starting time, kickoff, get down, set out, lead off, begin, set about, get, commence, start out

11. endnoun

    the part you are expected to play

    "he held up his end"

    Synonyms:
    death, remnant, conclusion, close, goal, closing, final stage, destruction, oddment, remainder, last, ending, terminal

    Antonyms:
    showtime, offset, get-go, beginning, first, kickoff, outset, start, middle, starting time, commencement, commence, get, begin, get down, lead off, start out, set out, set about

12. conclusion, end, close, closing, endingnoun

    the last section of a communication

    "in conclusion I want to say..."

    Synonyms:
    shutting, goal, termination, determination, closing curtain, conclusion, decision, finish, ending, culmination, terminal, death, mop up, ratiocination, close, finis, finale, stopping point, remainder, completion, remnant, closing, destruction, shutdown, final stage, oddment, closedown, closure, windup, last

    Antonyms:
    get-go, beginning, start, kickoff, middle, showtime, commencement, outset, offset, starting time, first, commence, get, start out, lead off, begin, set about, set out, get down

13. end, remainder, remnant, oddmentnoun

    a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

    Synonyms:
    residue, goal, remainder, peculiarity, terminal, last, conclusion, difference, curio, ending, residual, balance, rarity, residuum, rest, destruction, curiosity, oddity, death, remnant, closing, close, final stage, oddment, leftover

    Antonyms:
    outset, middle, start, showtime, beginning, get-go, commencement, first, offset, starting time, kickoff, commence, get, begin, set out, set about, lead off, get down, start out

14. endverb

    (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage

    "no one wanted to play end"

    Synonyms:
    death, remnant, conclusion, close, goal, closing, final stage, destruction, oddment, remainder, last, ending, terminal

    Antonyms:
    showtime, outset, kickoff, beginning, middle, start, commencement, offset, first, get-go, starting time, begin, get, commence, start out, get down, set about, lead off, set out

15. end, stop, finish, terminate, ceaseverb

    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

    "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

    Synonyms:
    eat up, block up, complete, sack, halt, can, arrest, give up, finish up, block off, hold back, give the axe, finish, block, displace, polish off, lay off, turn back, stop over, break off, break, fetch up, fire, land up, stop, blockade, hold on, wind up, bar, cease, barricade, discontinue, contain, end up, force out, give notice, kibosh, give the sack, intercept, dismiss, terminate, send away, quit, check

    Antonyms:
    middle, get-go, starting time, showtime, outset, beginning, commencement, kickoff, offset, start, first, get, begin, get down, set about, commence, lead off, set out, start out

16. end, terminateverb

    bring to an end or halt

    "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

    Synonyms:
    terminate, stop, give the sack, dismiss, give the axe, cease, give notice, can, finish, displace, send away, sack, fire, force out

    Antonyms:
    beginning, kickoff, get-go, showtime, outset, middle, offset, starting time, commencement, start, first, commence, set about, begin, set out, lead off, start out, get down, get

17. end, terminateverb

    be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

    "This sad scene ended the movie"

    Synonyms:
    terminate, stop, give the sack, dismiss, give the axe, cease, give notice, can, finish, displace, send away, sack, fire, force out

    Antonyms:
    commencement, showtime, starting time, start, beginning, middle, first, offset, kickoff, outset, get-go, commence, set out, get, lead off, begin, start out, get down, set about

18. endverb

    put an end to

    "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"

    Synonyms:
    terminate, cease, finish, stop

    Antonyms:
    beginning, kickoff, first, commencement, start, offset, middle, starting time, showtime, outset, get-go, lead off, begin, set out, commence, set about, get, start out, get down

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   • Boundary
   • Change
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   • Destroy
   • Football
   • Lineman
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   • Point In Time
   • Surface
   • Topographic Point

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. endnoun

   Synonyms:
   extremity, extreme point

2. endnoun

   Synonyms:
   close, cessation, period, expiration, finale, finis, last, fall of the curtain

3. endnoun

   Synonyms:
   conclusion, completion

4. endnoun

   Synonyms:
   termination, bound, limit

5. endnoun

   Synonyms:
   final state, ultimate condition

6. endnoun

   Synonyms:
   result, event, consequence, sequel, upshot, final issue

7. endnoun

   Synonyms:
   fragment, scrap, remnant

8. endnoun

   Synonyms:
   aim, purpose, object, design, drift, intent, intention, view, final cause

9. endverb

   Synonyms:
   terminate, conclude, finish, close, put an end to, bring to an end, make an end of, cut short

10. endverb

    Synonyms:
    destroy, kill, put to death

11. endverb

    Synonyms:
    conclude, terminate, cease, be finished, come to an end, come to a close

12. endverb

    Synonyms:
    close, conclude a discourse, cease speaking

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. endnoun

   Synonyms:
   termination, terminal, terminus, extremity, limit, bound, close, finale, conclusion, finis, cessation, issue, result, consequence, sequel, conclusion, peroration, purpose, intention, design, aim, goal, object, intent, remnant, fragment, extermination, annihilation, destruction, surcease

2. endverb

   Synonyms:
   terminate, conclude, finish, discontinue, cease, close

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1. List of paraphrases for "end":

   final, order, purpose, concluding, fin, ending, finish, term, closing, closure, conclusion, late, completion, terminate, stop, termination, conclude, purposes, effect, tip, ends, outcome, aim, close, expiry, cease, ultimate, view, extremity, ended, cessation, halt, bout, sne, goal, fence, fine, finalization, ngs, expiration, objective, endpoint, axial, complete, finalize, expire, extreme, terminated, concluded, regard, edge

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How to use end in a sentence?

1. A Bartlett Giamatti:

   It is not enough to offer a smorgasbord of courses. We must insure that students are not just eating at one end of the table.

2. Simone Biles:

   All we can do at this point is have faith that theyll have our backs, theyll do the right thing, but at the end of the day its just a ticking time bomb. Well see. Its a waiting game.

3. Nick Littlehales:

   That was trying to change people's perceptions -- but it was solely driven by retailers trying to sell more beds, not from the premise of improving the way people slept. That was really the end of my road.

4. Chris Westerbeek:

   He said he needed help and wanted to put an end to the situation he was in.

5. Jonathan Miller:

   The higher end of the market is rebounding more quickly and more rapidly.