the end
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The end is where something finishes or stops—the final point, conclusion, or termination.
We stayed until the end of the movie.
The phrase often appears as a closing card in films or at the conclusion of stories, signaling nothing more follows.
It can mark death or destruction: It was the end for the old regime.
To say something is the end can also express exasperation or amazement: You're the end! (Capitalized The End appears as a formal closing title in films and books.)
Act of ending something
- cessationA full stopping
- expirationEnd of validity
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- closureSense of emotional resolution
discontinuation · finish · completion · close · stop · curtain · period · full stop
Point of greatest intensity
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- peakUtmost height attained
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- zenithPoint straight overhead
crescendo · apex · high point · capstone · summit · grand finale · denouement · ultimate
Maximum allowed extent
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- extremityOutermost part or limit
- terminusFinal destination point
- tipEnd or gratuity
tail · border · finish line · periphery · margin · brink · threshold · cutoff
Cessation of existence
- passingMoving by or temporary
- mortalityState of eventual death
- doomUnavoidable grim fate
- destructionAct of completely ruining
Departing salutation
- partingAct of leaving another
- adieuFormal leave-taking
- departureAct of going away
- send-offFarewell gathering or party
valediction · leave-taking · bon voyage · au revoir · adios · sayonara · last words · swan song
Final result of events
- resultWhat follows a cause
- verdictOfficial court decision
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- decisionSettled course of action
finding · determination · inference · deduction · judgment · upshot · bottom line · takeaway
Extreme point of tolerance
- too muchBeyond acceptable limits
- unbelievableImpossible to accept as true
- outrageousShockingly bad or excessive
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
termination
Act of ending something
- cessationA full stopping
- expirationEnd of validity
- conclusionEnd or deduction
closure · discontinuation · finish · completion · close · stop · curtain · period · full stop · last breath
climax
Point of greatest intensity
zenith · crescendo · apex · high point · capstone · summit · grand finale · denouement · ultimate · showdown
limit
Maximum allowed extent
tip · tail · border · finish line · periphery · margin · brink · threshold · cutoff · deadline
demise
Cessation of existence
goodbye
Departing salutation
send-off · valediction · leave-taking · bon voyage · au revoir · adios · sayonara · last words · swan song · ciao
outcome
Final result of events
- resultWhat follows a cause
- verdictOfficial court decision
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
decision · finding · determination · inference · deduction · judgment · upshot · bottom line · takeaway · summation
the limit
Extreme point of tolerance
- too muchBeyond acceptable limits
- unbelievableImpossible to accept as true
- outrageousShockingly bad or excessive
- endingsfinish, close, final, conclusion, conclude
- game overgame over, you died, defeat, wasted, death screen
- stock phrasesstock phrase, set phrase, cliche, catchphrase, filler phrase
- story phrasesonce upon a time, happily ever after, long ago, a long time ago, in the beginning
- endpointsterminus, final stop, last stop, destination, finish line
- finisheddone, completed, finished, complete, over
the endinfinity
Unlimited extent or quantity
eternity · immortality · endlessness · survival · perpetuity
end, ending, ended, endless, endorse, endeavor, endow, endlessly, endemic