1. (noun)end, terminal either extremity of something that has length Synonyms: goal, remainder, terminal, terminus, last, conclusion, end, 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. (noun)end, ending the point in time at which something ends Synonyms: finish, termination, death, remnant, conclusion, close, goal, closing, final stage, destruction, oddment, remainder, last, ending, end, 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. (noun)end, last, final stage the concluding parts of an event or occurrence Synonyms: cobbler's last, goal, remainder, shoemaker's last, terminal, last, conclusion, finish, ending, end, 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. (noun)goal, end the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it Synonyms: remnant, death, end, 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. (noun)end a final part or section 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. (noun)end, destruction, death a final state Synonyms: goal, remainder, devastation, terminal, last, expiry, conclusion, end, 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. (noun)end the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object 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. (noun)end (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage 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. (noun)end a boundary marking the extremities of something 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. (noun)end one of two places from which people are communicating to each other 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. (noun)end the part you are expected to play 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. (noun)conclusion, end, close, closing, ending the last section of a communication Synonyms: shutting, goal, termination, determination, end, 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. (noun)end, remainder, remnant, oddment 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, end, 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. (verb)end (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage 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. (verb)end, stop, finish, terminate, cease have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical Synonyms: eat up, block up, complete, sack, halt, can, arrest, give up, finish up, block off, hold back, end, 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. (verb)end, terminate bring to an end or halt Synonyms: terminate, stop, give the sack, end, 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. (verb)end, terminate be the end of; be the last or concluding part of Synonyms: terminate, stop, give the sack, end, 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. (verb)end put an end to 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
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'end'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. end Abolish, to do away with, bring absolutely to an end, especially as something hostile, hindering, or harmful, was formerly used of persons and material objects, a usage now obsolete except in poetr Synonyms: abolish, abate, eradicate, prohibit, stamp out, abrogate, exterminate, remove, subvert, annihilate, extirpate, repeal, supplant, annul, nullify, reverse, suppress, destroy, obliterate, revoke, terminate, end, overthrow, set aside Antonyms: authorize, establish, reinstate, revive, cherish, institute, renew, set up, confirm, introduce, repair, support, continue, legalize, restore, sustain, enact, promote
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