Ending

/ˈɛndɪŋ/

Synonyms for "ending" (212 found)

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Noun(18 words)

termination closing conclusion finish suffix abolishing abolition affix ceaseceases to existcessations clojure close closesclosing remarkclosure conclude concluding

annihilation apodosis arrest bane bellbiological deathcapping catastrophe ceasing cessationcessation of lifecheck checkmateclinical deathclose closing coda completing completion concluding

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conclusion consummation consummative consummatory

Adjective(1 words)

closing paragraph

Strong matches (63)

crack of doomcrossing the barcrowning culminating culmination culminative curtain curtains cutoffdead stopdeadlock deathdeath knelldebt of naturedecease definitive demise denouement departure desistance

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destination destiny desuetude discontinuance dissolution doom dyingebb of lifeeffect endend of lifeend pointendgame envoi epilogue eschatologyeternal resteventual exit expiration extinction extinguishment fatefinal solutionfinal summonsfinal twitchfinal whistlefinal wordsfinale finality

Noun(9 words)

denouements discontinuance discontinuingdramatic endingend endings final finale finales

Verb(1 words)

expiring

Adjective(3 words)

final art projectfinal reportfinal scene

Related words (106)

finger of deathfinis finish finishingfull developmentfull stopgoal goinggoing offgravegrinding haltgun halthand of deathizzardjaws of deathknell lastlast breathlast debt

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last gasplast musterlast restlast rounduplast sleeplast thingslast trumpetlast wordlast wordslatter endleaving lifelockoutloss of lifemaking an endmaturation maturity moribund omega parting passingpassing awaypassing overpayoff perfecting perfection perfective period perishing peroration quietus release resolution restresting placereward ripenessrounding offrounding outsentence of deathsequelshades of deathshadow of deathsit down strikesit-down strikesleepsomatic deathstalemate stand standoff standstill stay stop stoppagestopping placestrikesummons of deathsuppression suspensionswan songterm terminal terminating termination terminustopping offupshot walkout windupwork stoppagez

Noun(15 words)

inflectionalinflectional suffixlastmore concludingmorpheme suffixal suffixes sundown surceases terminal terminatetermination of contractterminations trailing volta

Verb(1 words)

maintain a steady cadence

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adjective affixchange of statedescriptive wordgrammatical endinghappeninginflectional formmodifier morpheme morphologymorphology termnatural eventoccurrence occurrent outcome part

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More specific

13 entries

cease closing conclude concluding final finale finishhappy endingpast tense endingplural endingpresent participle endingterminaltragic ending

Collocations

15 entries

closing sceneconcluding remarksdramatic endingending creditsending paragraphending soundsendings of wordsfinal chapterfinal endinghappy endingopen endingplot endingthe endingtragic endingword endings

Inflections

5 entries

ended endings endsmore endingmost ending

Derivations

3 entries

end endingly endless

Antonyms

1 entries

beginning

Sample sentences

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I would have liked to see the ending of the film, but I had to leave the theater.

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The movie "Fight Club" has a surprise ending.

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It was a great success, ending in a long run.

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The story had a happy ending.

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