Antonyms for ending
ˈɛn dɪŋend·ing

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1. endingnoun

   Synonyms:
   end, termination, finale, conclusion

2. endingnoun

   A termination or conclusion.

   Synonyms:
   end, conclusion, termination, finale

3. endingnoun

   The last part of something.

   Synonyms:
   end, termination, conclusion, finale

4. endingnoun

   The last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form (such as -ing in ending).

   Synonyms:
   conclusion, end, termination, finale

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1. • Change Of State
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1. ending, terminationnoun

   the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

   "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"

   Antonyms:
   beginning

   Synonyms:
   terminus, endpoint, expiry, end, conclusion, close, end point, resultant, expiration, finish, result, final result, termination, outcome, closing

2. termination, ending, conclusionnoun

   the act of ending something

   "the termination of the agreement"

   Antonyms:
   beginning

   Synonyms:
   termination, determination, end, expiry, endpoint, decision, finish, final result, result, ratiocination, end point, close, finis, finale, stopping point, outcome, expiration, last, closing, terminus, resultant, conclusion

3. end, endingnoun

   the point in time at which something ends

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

   Antonyms:
   beginning

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

4. ending, conclusion, finishnoun

   event whose occurrence ends something

   "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

   Antonyms:
   beginning

   Synonyms:
   goal, termination, refinement, coating, end, conclusion, decision, finish, culture, cultivation, ratiocination, close, polish, finis, finishing, stopping point, last, closing, destination, finale, determination

5. conclusion, end, close, closing, endingnoun

   the last section of a communication

   "in conclusion I want to say..."

   Antonyms:
   beginning

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

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1. endingnoun

   Synonyms:
   termination, conclusion

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1. commencement

   Submitted by htriola on August 20, 2019  

How to use ending in a sentence?

1. Seth Moulton:

   Today, I want to use this opportunity ... to announce that I am ending my campaign for president, though this campaign is not ending the way we hoped, I am leaving this race knowing that we raised issues that are vitally important to the American people and our future.

2. Anthony Liccione:

   Had it not been for empty, there would have been nothing to fill. Nothing to struggle with,  strive for or dream. Although fulfillment is our ending destiny, it's the getting there that builds character. That puts muscle in faith, and sweats out victory. Vigilance is the empty, that pushes all our nothings into something.

3. Matthew Loeb:

   This is a Hollywood ending, our members stood firm. They're tough and united.

4. Kent Chipman:

   It was a happy ending to a shitty war.

5. Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell:

   I noticed an actor and her husband on [a recent cover of a celebrity tabloid] that said In Couples' Therapy! The clear message is, 'Oh, their marriage is ending.' There's such a negative connotation, in my previous relationship, we went to couples' therapy at the end, and that's often too late. You can't go after nine years and start figuring out what patterns you're in.

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