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end

The word “end” has 1 syllable: end

It's pronounced as /ɛnd/

What is synonym and antonym for end?

In the thesaurus, “end” has 344 synonyms and 81 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for end along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for end

Antonyms for end

  • actuate
  • advance
  • aggregate
  • baseline
  • be
  • begin
  • beginning
  • birth
  • breathe
  • carry on
  • center
  • come to
  • commence
  • composite
  • compound
  • continuance
  • continuation
  • continue
  • core
  • creation
  • dawn
  • day one
  • draw out
  • drive
  • exist
  • existence
  • extend
  • extension
  • flourish
  • foreword
  • genesis
  • hang on
  • heart
  • impel
  • inaugurate
  • inner
  • inside
  • interior
  • introduction
  • keep up
  • life
  • linger
  • live
  • means
  • method
  • middle
  • nascence
  • nascency
  • nativity
  • open
  • opening
  • origination
  • overture
  • persist
  • persistence
  • pool
  • preamble
  • preface
  • prelude
  • proceed
  • progress
  • prolog
  • prologue
  • prolong
  • prolongation
  • propel
  • prosper
  • protract
  • revive
  • rise
  • run on
  • start
  • stir
  • subsist
  • sum
  • thrive
  • total
  • totality
  • way
  • whole
  • within

Meanings of end

  • noun
    1. The terminal point of something in space or time.
    2. (by extension) The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
    3. (by extension) Death.
    4. The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.
    5. Result.
    6. A purpose, goal, or aim.
    7. One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
    8. The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.
    9. A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
    10. An ideal point of a graph or other complex.
    11. That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
    12. One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
    13. (in the plural) Money.
  • verb
    1. To come to an end.
    2. To finish, terminate.

Example Sentences

  • They decided to end the meeting early.
  • The story has a surprising end.
  • She wants to end her career on a high note.
  • We must end this argument before it gets worse.
  • The movie will end in about ten minutes.

On this page you'll find 425 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to end, such as: abate, abeyance, abolish, abort, acme, actuate, advance.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • apex
  • barb
  • bender
  • binge
  • boost
  • bout
  • burst
  • buzz
  • commotion
  • cusp
  • deluge
  • drunkenness
  • end
  • epidemic
  • eruption
  • explosion
  • flare
  • flare-up
  • flash
  • flicker
  • flood
  • flurry
  • flutter
  • furor
  • glow
  • increase
  • indulgence
  • inebriety
  • intoxication
  • nib
  • nose
  • outbreak
  • outburst
  • paroxysm
  • pickup
  • pike
  • pinpoint
  • point
  • prickle
  • prong
  • recrudescence
  • recurrence
  • renewal
  • rush
  • snag
  • spate
  • spike
  • spree
  • spurt
  • sticker
  • surge
  • tine
  • tip
  • uproar
  • upswing
  • upturn
  • volley

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