endstate
Ultimate desired outcome
Endstate is the desired final condition of a military operation, political process, or strategic plan—what success looks like when everything is complete.
The term comes from military planning, where commanders define the endstate before working backward to determine necessary steps: The endstate is a stable, democratic government capable of self-defense.
It has spread to business and project management, though it can sound like jargon: What's our endstate for this initiative?
What follows a cause
- consequenceResult of an action
- aftermathResults following an event
- upshotFinal outcome
- net effectFinal combined result
final result · culmination · final outcome · conclusion · resolution · final position · settlement · denouement
Purpose or goal
- targetObject of pursuit
- aimPurpose or direction
- purposeReason something exists
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
intention · destination · vision · mission · ambition · benchmark · milestone · finish line
Predetermined course of events
- inevitabilityQuality of being unavoidable
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- foreordinationPredetermined divine decree
- final destinyUltimate predetermined outcome
Agreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
occupation · withdrawal · peace settlement · conflict resolution · mission accomplished
result
What follows a cause
- consequenceResult of an action
- aftermathResults following an event
- upshotFinal outcome
final result · net effect · culmination · final outcome · conclusion · resolution · final position · settlement · denouement · payoff
objective
Purpose or goal
aspiration · intention · destination · vision · mission · ambition · benchmark · milestone · finish line · endpoint
fate
Predetermined course of events
- inevitabilityQuality of being unavoidable
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- foreordinationPredetermined divine decree
final destiny · kismet · providence · doom · lot · terminus · finality
ceasefire
Agreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
regime change · occupation · withdrawal · peace settlement · conflict resolution · mission accomplished
endstatestarting point
Place of commencement
point of departure · baseline · inception · genesis · outset
endstateprocess
Steps toward a result
transition · midpoint · work in progress · transitional phase · flux
end, ends, ended, ending, endings, endless, endlessly, state, states