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单词 finises
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finis

noun

fi·​nis ˈfi-nəs How to pronounce finis (audio)
ˈfī-nəs;
fə-ˈnē How to pronounce finis (audio)
: end, conclusion
… rather than a finis, there was a petering-out of funds and energy and a creeping-in of decay. Ronald Blythe
The debilitating back ailment that afflicted him last season could have spelled finis to [=could have ended] his career. Stan Fischler
typically used like "the end" to mark the conclusion of something, such as a book or movie
… the book lay open before me at the last page, where was written 'Finis.' Charlotte Brontë

Synonyms

  • capper
  • close
  • closing
  • conclusion
  • consummation
  • end
  • endgame
  • ending
  • finale
  • finish
  • grand finale
  • homestretch
  • mop-up
  • windup
  • wrap-up
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Example Sentences

if the two countries keep up their arms race, the inevitable finis to their rivalry will be their mutual destruction

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

finises

noun

plural of finis
as in endings
the last part of a process or action if the two countries keep up their arms race, the inevitable finis to their rivalry will be their mutual destruction

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • endings
  • conclusions
  • ends
  • culminations
  • grand finales
  • finales
  • closes
  • finishes
  • closings
  • mop-ups
  • consummations
  • homestretches
  • climaxes
  • copestones
  • windups
  • acmes
  • endgames
  • cappers
  • anticlimaxes
  • pinnacles
  • tag ends
  • tip-tops
  • tops
  • tail ends
  • wrap-ups
  • crescendoes
  • coups de grâce
  • high-water marks
  • epilogs
  • coups de grace
  • peaks
  • summits
  • zeniths
  • crowns
  • crescendos
  • apexes
  • meridians
  • capstones
  • postscripts
  • aftermaths
  • epilogues
  • crescendi
  • codas
  • apices
  • shanks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • starts
  • beginnings
  • openings
  • day ones
  • baselines
  • dawns
  • nascencies
  • nascences
  • introductions
  • prologs
  • overtures
  • prefaces
  • preludes
  • preambles
  • prologues
  • forewords
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