ending
Where stories close
An ending is the final part of something—a story, a relationship, a journey.
It marks termination or conclusion: The movie had a satisfying ending, the ending of an era.
In grammar, an ending is a suffix attached to a word: the -ing ending, the -ed ending.
The ending of a word can signal tense, number, or part of speech.
Concluding part of performance
- finishBring to completion
- closeNearby or to shut
- completionAct of finishing
- terminationAct of ending something
cessation · wrap-up · wind-up · finality · culmination · stoppage · halt · shutdown
Declared void from start
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- terminationAct of ending something
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- withdrawalAct of taking away
voiding · reversal · rescission · retraction · repudiation · nullification · invalidation · quashing
What follows a cause
- consequenceResult of an action
- aftermathResults following an event
- effectResult of a cause
- upshotFinal outcome
repercussion · ramification · fallout · sequel · legacy · aftereffect · fruit · impact
Resolved dispute or colony
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- agreementShared position between parties
- accordHarmony between parties
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
understanding · closure · peace · harmony · solution · answer · remedy · rectification
Point of greatest intensity
- peakUtmost height attained
- culminationHighest or final point
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- zenithPoint straight overhead
pinnacle · acme · summit · crescendo · highpoint · turning point · showdown · crisis
Departing salutation
- partingAct of leaving another
- departureAct of going away
- adieuFormal leave-taking
- valedictionFormal parting statement
leave-taking · send-off · last words · au revoir · sayonara · adios · cheerio · bon voyage
finale
Concluding part of performance
- finishBring to completion
- closeNearby or to shut
- completionAct of finishing
termination · cessation · wrap-up · wind-up · finality · culmination · stoppage · halt · shutdown · adjournment
annulment
Declared void from start
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- terminationAct of ending something
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
withdrawal · voiding · reversal · rescission · retraction · repudiation · nullification · invalidation · quashing · abrogation
result
What follows a cause
- consequenceResult of an action
- aftermathResults following an event
- effectResult of a cause
upshot · repercussion · ramification · fallout · sequel · legacy · aftereffect · fruit · impact · verdict
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- agreementShared position between parties
- accordHarmony between parties
compromise · understanding · closure · peace · harmony · solution · answer · remedy · rectification · truce
climax
Point of greatest intensity
- peakUtmost height attained
- culminationHighest or final point
- apexUppermost point or culmination
zenith · pinnacle · acme · summit · crescendo · highpoint · turning point · showdown · crisis · watershed
goodbye
Departing salutation
valediction · leave-taking · send-off · last words · au revoir · sayonara · adios · cheerio · bon voyage · so long
-tion
Noun-forming suffix
-ed · -er · -able · -ful · -less · -ize · affix · morpheme · inflection · derivation
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- storytellingstorytelling, story, tale, narrative, narrator
- timesecond, minute, hour, day, seconds
- eliminatingeliminating, eradicating, wiping out, exterminating, abolishing
- endingsfinish, close, final, conclusion, conclude
- game statespaused, loading, active, finished, saving
endingbeginning
Initial stage of something
start · commencement · onset · inception · origin
endingcontinuation
Act of proceeding further
continuance · persistence · prolongation · extension · perpetuation
- happy endingStory concludes well
- Hollywood endingUnrealistically tidy resolution
- ending upArriving at ultimately
- fairy tale endingIdealized perfect resolution
- fairy-tale endingIdealized happy resolution
- twist endingUnexpected narrative conclusion