game-over
No continues remain
Game-over describes the end of play, originally from video games where the screen displays "GAME OVER" when a player has exhausted all lives or failed completely.
The phrase has spread to general use for any situation that's irretrievably finished: Once the video leaked, it was game-over for his campaign.
As an adjective, it modifies the decisive moment: That fumble was a game-over mistake.
Defeating an opponent
- successFavorable outcome attained
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
winner · cleared · completed · credits · ending · endgame · platinum · speedrun
Being without something
- failureLack of success
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- eliminatedRemoved from consideration
checkmate · vanquished · outplayed · knockout · wipeout · destroyed · annihilated · fatality
Final portion or cessation
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- terminationAct of ending something
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- closureSense of emotional resolution
finished · done · kaput · curtains · lights-out · flatline · permadeath · roguelike
victory
Defeating an opponent
- successFavorable outcome attained
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
accomplishment · winner · cleared · completed · credits · ending · endgame · platinum · speedrun · unlocked
loss
Being without something
eliminated · checkmate · vanquished · outplayed · knockout · wipeout · destroyed · annihilated · fatality · ragequit
end
Final portion or cessation
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- terminationAct of ending something
- finaleConcluding part of performance
closure · finished · done · kaput · curtains · lights-out · flatline · permadeath · roguelike