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Nouns (25)

n. a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end"

n. the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"

n. a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end"

end

n. the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"

end

n. a boundary marking the extremities of something; "the end of town"

end

n. either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"

end

n. the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"

end

n. one of two places from which people are communicating to each other; "the phone rang at the other end"; "both ends wrote at the same time"

end

n. (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass"

end

n. a wicket esp the one where the batsman is taking a turn

end

n. numbers of arrows to be shot

end

n. a unit of a game, as in curling or lawn bowling

end

n. either half of a domino

end, goal

n. the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"

ending, end

n. the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"

destruction, death, end

n. a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"

end, oddment, remainder, remnant, scrap

n. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

Verbs (18)

v. raise; "up the ante"

end

v. be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie"

end, terminate, bring to an end, cause to end

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

finish, end, terminate

v. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

finish, end, stop, halt, cease, run out, terminate, come to an end, close over

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

Adverbs (3)

up, upward, upwards

adv. spatially, temporally, or metaphorically up :"Look up!" "Let's move the date up"; "The music surged up"

Adjectives (15)

adj. used up; "time is up"

adj. (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?"

adj. open; "the windows are up"

adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

up, improving

adj. getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy"

up, astir, out of bed

adj. out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"

up, upbound, upward

adj. extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"

end, net, final

adj. conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"

Fuzzynyms (211)

conclusion, termination, ending

n. the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"

killing, kill, putting to death

n. the act of terminating a life

denouement, dénouement

n. the outcome of a complex sequence of events

finale, finis, closing curtain

n. the concluding part of any performance

doom

n. an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world"

end, oddment, remainder, remnant, scrap

n. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

back

n. the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"

object, inanimate object, physical object

n. a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"

stub, nub

n. a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil"

ambition, aspiration, dream

n. a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"

ideal

n. the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain

type

n. a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"

substance, sense, meaning

n. the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

interpretation, reading, version

n. a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

projection, project

n. a planned undertaking

scheme, strategy

n. an elaborate and systematic plan of action

pattern, design, blueprint

n. something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

climax, culmination

n. the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"

mantle, curtain, drape, drapery, pall

n. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

swan song

n. a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)

period, period of time, amount of time, time period

n. an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

defeat

n. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

fall, autumn

n. the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973"

capitulation, fall, surrender

n. the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

wreck

n. something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation; "the house was a wreck when they bought it"; "thanks to that quack I am a human wreck"

ribbon

n. any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"

end

n. either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"

finish, end, terminate

wipe, obliterate, efface

v. remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"

end, terminate, bring to an end, cause to end

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

finish, complete

v. come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"

expire, run out, lose validity

v. lose validity; "My passports expired last month"

terminate, end in a certain location

v. be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie"

break, stop, break off, discontinue

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

stop, intercept

v. seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

finish, end, stop, halt, cease, run out, terminate, come to an end, close over

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

stop, halt, come to a halt, stop moving

v. come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"

stop, cease, discontinue, give up, quit, lay off

v. put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

block, stop, halt, kibosh, put the kibosh on

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

abort

v. terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"

break, stop, break off, discontinue

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

break, interrupt, end prematurely

v. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

kill, put an end to, stamp out

v. end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"

collapse, cave in, founder, give way, fall in

v. break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

recess, break up, adjourn

v. "The court adjourned"

suspend, set aside

v. make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan"

freeze, suspend

v. stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"

suspend

v. cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"

paralyze, paralyse, make powerless

v. make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

neutralize, nullify, make ineffective

v. make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"

control, curb, moderate, restrain, contain, hold in

v. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

destroy

v. put to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"

eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, decimate, carry off, wipe out

v. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"

exterminate, kill en masse, kill off

v. kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"

stagger, flounder

v. walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

stop, halt

v. cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"

wallow, welter, roll around

v. roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"

complete, carry out, execute, fulfill, fulfil, accomplish, carry through

v. put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

play, spiel, render

v. replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"

curb, restrict, curtail, cut back

v. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

break, pause, leave off, intermit, take a break

v. cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"

stay, rest, remain, continue

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

relax, loosen, become loose, become looser

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

retire, go into retirement

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

finish, complete

consummate

v. as pertaining to marriages.

top, crown

v. be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting"

finish, end, terminate

stop, intercept

v. seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

offset, cancel, set off

v. make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"

rest, be in a resting position

v. not move; be in a resting position

unwind, unroll, wind off

v. reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"

failing

adj. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"

Synonyms (45)

over, completed, terminated, concluded, ended, all over

adj. having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"

done, through, through with

adj. having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

through with, done with

adj. having no further concern with; "he was through with school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos; "done with gambling"; "done with drinking"

running, working, operative, functional

adj. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"

elevated

adj. raised above the ground; "an elevated platform"

upraised, lifted

adj. held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag"

ascending

adj. moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"

high

adj. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"

bull

adj. characterized by rising prices: "a bull market"

emerging

adj. coming to maturity; "the rising generation"

insomniac, sleepless, wakeful

adj. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare

unsleeping, wide-awake

adj. fully awake; "the unsleeping city"; "so excited she was wide-awake all night"

waking

adj. marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours"

uphill, acclivitous, upward-sloping

adj. sloping upward

ascendant, ascendent, ascensive

adj. tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin

assurgent

adj. growing or extending upward; "an assurgent stem or leaf"

assurgent

adj. rising from the sea; "a seahorse assurgent"

climbing, scandent

adj. used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb; "plants of a creeping or scandent nature"

soaring

adj. "a soaring eagle"

crowning

adj. representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment; "the crowning accomplishment of his career"

eventual

adj. expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating; "hope of eventual (or ultimate) rescue"; "if this trend continues it is not reasonable to expect the eventual collapse of the stock market"

highest

adj. highest and most significant: "his highest achievement"

last

adj. conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"

most-distant

adj. (ultimate)

supreme

adj. final or last in your life or progress; "the supreme sacrifice"; "the supreme judgment"

Antonyms (51)

beginning

n. the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"

middle

n. an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle

kickoff, beginning, start, commencement, first, offset, outset, starting time

n. the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

middle

n. time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April"

restoration, renovation

n. the state of being restored to its former good condition; "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house"

start, begin, commence, cause to start, set in motion

v. set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"

extend, prolong, protract, draw out

v. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

start, begin

v. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

keep, continue, go on, proceed, keep on

v. continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"

start, begin, commence, set about, set out, start out

v. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

continue, go on, persist in, go along

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

run, persist, die hard, endure, prevail

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

conceive, become pregnant

v. become pregnant; undergo conception; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day"

aid, help, improve the condition of, provide help to

v. improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"

down

adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

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