ending
English Thesaurus
1. the act of ending something (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | change of state, |
| definition | : | the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | abort, |
| definition | : | the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | demonetisation, demonetization, |
| definition | : | ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | release, tone ending, |
| definition | : | (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | retirement, |
| definition | : | withdrawal from your position or occupation (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | breakup, dissolution, |
| definition | : | the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | overthrow, |
| definition | : | the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | destruction, devastation, |
| definition | : | the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | abolishment, abolition, |
| definition | : | the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | liquidation, settlement, |
| definition | : | termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | abortion, |
| definition | : | termination of pregnancy (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | deactivation, defusing, |
| definition | : | the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | discontinuance, discontinuation, |
| definition | : | the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) (noun.act) |
2. the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | morpheme, |
| definition | : | minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | postfix, suffix, |
| definition | : | an affix that is added at the end of the word (noun.communication) |
3. the last section of a communication (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | section, subdivision, |
| definition | : | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | anticlimax, bathos, |
| definition | : | a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | epilog, epilogue, |
| definition | : | a short passage added at the end of a literary work (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | epilog, epilogue, |
| definition | : | a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | peroration, |
| definition | : | (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | coda, finale, |
| definition | : | the closing section of a musical composition (noun.communication) |
| part meronym | : | narration, recital, yarn, |
| definition | : | the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events (noun.communication) |
| part meronym | : | address, speech, |
| definition | : | the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience (noun.communication) |
4. event whose occurrence ends something (noun.event)
| hyponym | : | end, final stage, last, |
| definition | : | the concluding parts of an event or occurrence (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | omega, z, |
| definition | : | the ending of a series or sequence (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | halt, stop, |
| definition | : | the event of something ending (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | triumph, victory, |
| definition | : | a successful ending of a struggle or contest (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | defeat, licking, |
| definition | : | an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest (noun.event) |
5. the point in time at which something ends (noun.time)
| hyponym | : | death, last, |
| definition | : | the time at which life ends; continuing until dead (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | death, demise, dying, |
| definition | : | the time when something ends (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | period, |
| definition | : | the end or completion of something (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | year-end, |
| definition | : | the end of a calendar year (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | cease, |
| definition | : | (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | last gasp, |
| definition | : | the point of death or exhaustion or completion (noun.time) |
6. the act of ending something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | bring to an end or halt (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | conclude, |
| definition | : | bring to a close (verb.cognition) |
7. the last section of a communication (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | put an end to (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate, |
| definition | : | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | close, conclude, |
| definition | : | come to a close (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | be the end of; be the last or concluding part of (verb.stative) |
8. event whose occurrence ends something (noun.event)
| antonym | : | beginning, |
| definition | : | the event consisting of the start of something (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | finish, |
| definition | : | cause to finish a relationship with somebody (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | complete, finish, |
| definition | : | come or bring to a finish or an end (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | put an end to (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate, |
| definition | : | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | be the end of; be the last or concluding part of (verb.stative) |
9. the point in time at which something ends (noun.time)
| antonym | : | beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time, |
| definition | : | the time at which something is supposed to begin (noun.time) |
| antonym | : | middle, |
| definition | : | time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period (noun.time) |
| derivation | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | bring to an end or halt (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | put an end to (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate, |
| definition | : | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | be the end of; be the last or concluding part of (verb.stative) |
10. the act of ending something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | bring to an end or halt (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | conclude, |
| definition | : | bring to a close (verb.cognition) |
11. the last section of a communication (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | put an end to (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate, |
| definition | : | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | close, conclude, |
| definition | : | come to a close (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | be the end of; be the last or concluding part of (verb.stative) |
12. event whose occurrence ends something (noun.event)
| antonym | : | beginning, |
| definition | : | the event consisting of the start of something (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | finish, |
| definition | : | cause to finish a relationship with somebody (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | complete, finish, |
| definition | : | come or bring to a finish or an end (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | put an end to (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate, |
| definition | : | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | be the end of; be the last or concluding part of (verb.stative) |
13. the point in time at which something ends (noun.time)
| antonym | : | beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time, |
| definition | : | the time at which something is supposed to begin (noun.time) |
| antonym | : | middle, |
| definition | : | time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period (noun.time) |
| derivation | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | bring to an end or halt (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | put an end to (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate, |
| definition | : | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | be the end of; be the last or concluding part of (verb.stative) |
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