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Ending

/ˈɛndɪŋ/

A termination or conclusion.

📖 Definitions of "Ending"

noun

1
A termination or conclusion.
2
The last part of something.
3
(grammar) The last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form (such as -ing in "ending").

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
closenoun	(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
conclusionnoun	The end, finish, close or last part of something.
endnoun	The terminal point of something in space or time.
terminationnoun	The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
closingnoun	The act by which something is closed.
suffixnoun	(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
offsetverb	Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
startverb	The beginning of an activity.
commencementnoun	(education) The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
firstnoun	Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
beginningnoun	(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
outsetnoun	An onset; the beginning or initial stage of something.
kickoffnoun	Alternative spelling of kick-off. [(soccer, American football) The opening kick of each half of a game of football.]
middlenoun	A centre, midpoint.
starting timenoun	The moment in time at which something is scheduled or supposed to begin.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
conclusionnoun	The end, finish, close or last part of something.
closenoun	(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
terminationnoun	The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
closingnoun	The act by which something is closed.
suffixnoun	(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
terminatingverb	Coming to an end.
closurenoun	An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
finishverb	(transitive) To complete (something).
concludeverb	(transitive) To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
concludingnoun	Finishing; closing; final.
finalizeverb	(transitive) To make final or firm; to finish or complete.
ceasingnoun	A cessation.
expirynoun	(British, New Zealand, Australia) End; termination; expiration.
completeverb	(transitive) To make whole or entire.
finalisationnoun	The act or process of finalising.
finished	Completed; concluded; done.
completed	Finished.
cessationnoun	(formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
disposalnoun	(countable) A disposing of or getting rid of something.
ceaseverb	(formal, intransitive) To stop.