ending

noun

end·ing ˈen-diŋ How to pronounce ending (audio)

: something that constitutes an end: such as

: conclusion

a movie with a happy ending

: one or more letters or syllables added to a word base especially in inflection

Example Sentences

I didn't like the book's ending. Common verb endings in English are “-s,” “-ed,” and “-ing.” You can often recognize an English adverb by its “-ly” ending.

Recent Examples on the Web Newark was an extraordinary ending for the Be the Sun tour as all 13 members of SEVENTEEN could close out the North American leg of the tour together.

Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2022 For her part, Moss has never expressed an interest to end The Handmaid’s Tale, but agreed with Miller that there was always an ending in sight.

Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 The biggest change from the original is the ending.

Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 The bonus, moviegoers discovered when the film opened last week, was an alternate ending.

Lyric Li, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 What felt most insincere, however, was the ending of the film.

Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2022 Man, what an anticlimactic ending to Logan's team-hopping, intentional-villain-edit run.

Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2022 How well Alabama replaces the performance of top receivers Jameson Williams and John Metchie, top rusher Brian Robinson and top lineman Evan Neal could determine how the ending to Young’s story at Alabama is written.

Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2022 Has there ever been a more shocking ending to this show?

Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 24 July 2022 See More

ending 1 of 3

adjective

as in closing

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

closing
concluding
finishing
terminating
stopping
dying
passing
expiring
ceasing
discontinuing
desisting
lapsing
leaving off
winding up
quitting
ebbing
waning
subsiding
abating
moderating
letting up
dying (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

remaining
leftover
residual
lingering
lasting
continuing
enduring
persisting
abiding
holding up
keeping up
biding
holding on
perduring
running on

ending

2 of 3

noun

as in end

the last part of a process or action the plagiarism scandal was a disgraceful ending to a once-promising academic career

Synonyms & Similar Words

end
conclusion
finale
closing
culmination
close
climax
finish
endgame
consummation
capper
finis
windup
grand finale
homestretch
wrap-up
epilogue
pinnacle
top
coda
aftermath
summit
anticlimax
crescendo
peak
mop-up
zenith
apex
capstone
meridian
acme
postscript
crown
tail end
coup de grâce
epilog
copestone
coup de grace
high-water mark
tag end
tip-top
shank

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

beginning
start
opening
dawn
baseline
introduction
prologue
overture
prelude
preface
day one
nascency
preamble
nascence
foreword
prolog

as in cessation

the stopping of a process or activity the best part about any dental procedure is its ending

Synonyms & Similar Words

end
cessation
halt
conclusion
close
closure
finish
stop
termination
cease
shutdown
discontinuance
expiration
discontinuation
stay
cutoff
stoppage
offset
arrest
surcease
shutoff
closedown
lapse
pause
suspension
arrestment
interruption
check
phaseout
moratorium
layoff
standstill
abeyance
break
mop-up
letup

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

continuation
continuance
extension
persistence
prolongation

ending

3 of 3

verb

present participle of end

as in finishing

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point let's end the meeting with a short prayer

Synonyms & Similar Words

finishing
concluding
closing
completing
terminating
climaxing
winding up
closing out
crowning
wrapping up
ringing down the curtain (on)
putting paid to
consummating
rounding (off or out)
suspending
halting
stopping
perfecting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

beginning
starting
commencing
opening
inaugurating

as in stopping

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end unfortunately, an argument ended their date, and they're still not speaking to each other

Synonyms & Similar Words

stopping
ceasing
halting
quitting
concluding
finishing
delaying
discontinuing
breaking
suspending
dropping
cutting off
shutting off
suspending
laying off
completing
breaking off
cutting out
leaving off
giving over
calling
knocking off
canning
breaking up
packing (up or in)
desisting (from)
having done with
stemming
ruining
blocking
abolishing
holding
pausing
putting the kibosh on
impeding
staying
aborting
dissolving
holding back
hindering
killing
suppressing
destroying
turning back
obstructing
closing (down)
damming
annulling
snuffing
checking
deactivating
arresting
clamping down
scuttling
braking
stunting
blockading
detaining
squelching
stamping
demolishing
kiboshing
squashing
stanching
staunching
reining (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

continuing
proceeding
progressing
advancing
keeping up
following through (with)
running on
driving
carrying on
stirring
propelling
actuating
impelling

as in concluding

to come to an end a book so good that you hate to see it end

Synonyms & Similar Words

concluding
stopping
expiring
halting
ceasing
closing
finishing
terminating
passing
dying
going
stalling
discontinuing
elapsing
lapsing
quitting
breaking off
leaving off
winding up
determining
dead-ending
letting up
breaking up
biting the dust
winking (out)
pausing
suspending
staying
cutting out
breaking down
winding down
knocking off
giving over
refraining (from)
desisting (from)
packing (up or in)
laying off (of)
abating
conking (out)
petering (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

continuing
extending
persisting
prolonging
hanging on
protracting
drawing out

as in dying

to stop living a great general, who ended on the field of battle

Synonyms & Similar Words

dying
falling
expiring
exiting
departing
perishing
parting
going
succumbing
deceasing
disappearing
demising
passing away
stepping out
flatlining
dropping
checking out
fading
popping off
buying it
kicking off
pegging out
kicking in
croaking
buying the farm
snuffing it
kicking the bucket
passing (on)
biting the dust
giving up the ghost
failing
predeceasing
conking (out)
consuming
drying up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

living
being
lingering
breathing
reviving
existing
subsisting
coming to
flourishing
prospering
thriving

单词	ending
释义	ending noun end·ing ˈen-diŋ : something that constitutes an end: such as a : conclusion a movie with a happy ending b : one or more letters or syllables added to a word base especially in inflection Synonyms capper close closing conclusion consummation end endgame finale finis finish grand finale homestretch mop-up windup wrap-up See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences I didn't like the book's ending. Common verb endings in English are “-s,” “-ed,” and “-ing.” You can often recognize an English adverb by its “-ly” ending. Recent Examples on the Web Newark was an extraordinary ending for the Be the Sun tour as all 13 members of SEVENTEEN could close out the North American leg of the tour together. Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2022 For her part, Moss has never expressed an interest to end The Handmaid’s Tale, but agreed with Miller that there was always an ending in sight. Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 The biggest change from the original is the ending. Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 The bonus, moviegoers discovered when the film opened last week, was an alternate ending. Lyric Li, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 What felt most insincere, however, was the ending of the film. Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2022 Man, what an anticlimactic ending to Logan's team-hopping, intentional-villain-edit run. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2022 How well Alabama replaces the performance of top receivers Jameson Williams and John Metchie, top rusher Brian Robinson and top lineman Evan Neal could determine how the ending to Young’s story at Alabama is written. Mike Rodak \| Mrodak@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2022 Has there ever been a more shocking ending to this show? Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 24 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing ending never-ending nerve ending never-ending nerve ending Kids Definition ending noun end·ing ˈen-diŋ : the final part : end ending 1 of 3 adjective as in closing Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance closing concluding finishing terminating stopping dying passing expiring ceasing discontinuing desisting lapsing leaving off winding up quitting ebbing waning subsiding abating moderating letting up dying (down) Antonyms & Near Antonyms remaining leftover residual lingering lasting continuing enduring persisting abiding holding up keeping up biding holding on perduring running on See More ending 2 of 3 noun 1 as in end the last part of a process or action the plagiarism scandal was a disgraceful ending to a once-promising academic career Synonyms & Similar Words end conclusion finale closing culmination close climax finish endgame consummation capper finis windup grand finale homestretch wrap-up epilogue pinnacle top coda aftermath summit anticlimax crescendo peak mop-up zenith apex capstone meridian acme postscript crown tail end coup de grâce epilog copestone coup de grace high-water mark tag end tip-top shank Antonyms & Near Antonyms beginning start opening dawn baseline introduction prologue overture prelude preface day one nascency preamble nascence foreword prolog See More 2 as in cessation the stopping of a process or activity the best part about any dental procedure is its ending Synonyms & Similar Words end cessation halt conclusion close closure finish stop termination cease shutdown discontinuance expiration discontinuation stay cutoff stoppage offset arrest surcease shutoff closedown lapse pause suspension arrestment interruption check phaseout moratorium layoff standstill abeyance break mop-up letup Antonyms & Near Antonyms continuation continuance extension persistence prolongation ending 3 of 3 verb present participle of end 1 as in finishing to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point let's end the meeting with a short prayer Synonyms & Similar Words finishing concluding closing completing terminating climaxing winding up closing out crowning wrapping up ringing down the curtain (on) putting paid to consummating rounding (off or out) suspending halting stopping perfecting Antonyms & Near Antonyms beginning starting commencing opening inaugurating 2 as in stopping to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end unfortunately, an argument ended their date, and they're still not speaking to each other Synonyms & Similar Words stopping ceasing halting quitting concluding finishing delaying discontinuing breaking suspending dropping cutting off shutting off suspending laying off completing breaking off cutting out leaving off giving over calling knocking off canning breaking up packing (up or in) desisting (from) having done with stemming ruining blocking abolishing holding pausing putting the kibosh on impeding staying aborting dissolving holding back hindering killing suppressing destroying turning back obstructing closing (down) damming annulling snuffing checking deactivating arresting clamping down scuttling braking stunting blockading detaining squelching stamping demolishing kiboshing squashing stanching staunching reining (in) Antonyms & Near Antonyms continuing proceeding progressing advancing keeping up following through (with) running on driving carrying on stirring propelling actuating impelling See More 3 as in concluding to come to an end a book so good that you hate to see it end Synonyms & Similar Words concluding stopping expiring halting ceasing closing finishing terminating passing dying going stalling discontinuing elapsing lapsing quitting breaking off leaving off winding up determining dead-ending letting up breaking up biting the dust winking (out) pausing suspending staying cutting out breaking down winding down knocking off giving over refraining (from) desisting (from) packing (up or in) laying off (of) abating conking (out) petering (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms continuing extending persisting prolonging hanging on protracting drawing out See More 4 as in dying to stop living a great general, who ended on the field of battle Synonyms & Similar Words dying falling expiring exiting departing perishing parting going succumbing deceasing disappearing demising passing away stepping out flatlining dropping checking out fading popping off buying it kicking off pegging out kicking in croaking buying the farm snuffing it kicking the bucket passing (on) biting the dust giving up the ghost failing predeceasing conking (out) consuming drying up Antonyms & Near Antonyms living being lingering breathing reviving existing subsisting coming to flourishing prospering thriving See More
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