end
Where things stop
End is a very frequent noun and verb with several meanings corresponding to ideas of stop, last, and boundary: I was dead tired at the end of the day. Tie one end of the rope to a tree. She ended the service with a prayer.
If you put or make an end to something, you cause it to stop: Peacekeeping troops were unable to put an end to the rioting.
When you reach the end of something in time or space, you come to the point where there is no more.
End or deduction
- finishBring to completion
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- completionAct of finishing
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
wrap-up · culmination · denouement · cessation · termination · windup · finalization · climax
Reason something exists
- aimPurpose or direction
- objectivePurpose or goal
- targetObject of pursuit
- intentionPlanned purpose for acting
ambition · aspiration · mission · destination · finish line · object · design · reason
Cessation of existence
- deathCessation of life
- doomUnavoidable grim fate
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
extermination · eradication · oblivion · disappearance · downfall · ruin · collapse · expiration
Boundary or sharpness
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- borderOuter edge or limit
- frontierEdge of settlement
- thresholdPoint of beginning
brink · verge · margin · perimeter · extremity · terminus · tip · point
What follows a cause
- outcomeFinal result of events
- effectResult of a cause
- aftermathResults following an event
- impactForceful contact or consequence
fallout · repercussion · ramification · aftereffect · sequel · outgrowth · upshot · payoff
Voiding of plans
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
- expirationEnd of validity
- cutoffPoint of termination
breakup · dissolution · annulment · firing · dismissal · layoff · discharge · notice
conclusion
End or deduction
- finishBring to completion
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- completionAct of finishing
resolution · wrap-up · culmination · denouement · cessation · termination · windup · finalization · climax · epilogue
purpose
Reason something exists
intention · ambition · aspiration · mission · destination · finish line · object · design · reason · point
demise
Cessation of existence
- deathCessation of life
- doomUnavoidable grim fate
- destructionAct of completely ruining
annihilation · extermination · eradication · oblivion · disappearance · downfall · ruin · collapse · expiration · mortality
edge
Boundary or sharpness
threshold · brink · verge · margin · perimeter · extremity · terminus · tip · point · tail
result
What follows a cause
impact · fallout · repercussion · ramification · aftereffect · sequel · outgrowth · upshot · payoff · fruit
cancellation
Voiding of plans
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
- expirationEnd of validity
cutoff · breakup · dissolution · annulment · firing · dismissal · layoff · discharge · notice · separation
stub
Retained portion after detachment
fragment · remainder · stump · rump · dregs · residue · nub · heel
endbeginning
Initial stage of something
start · commencement · onset · inception · dawn
endcontinue
Go on without stopping
continuation · continuance · persistence · prolongation · extension
- the endFinal point of something
- in the endAfter all is considered
- dead endPassage without outlet
- end upUltimately arrive at
- loose endsUnresolved matters needing attention
- end of the worldComplete destruction of everything
ending, ended, endless, endure, endorse, weekend, ends, unending, endeavor