" end- "

1: to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point;

  * e.g., " ... let's end the meeting with a short prayer "

•  Synonyms : 

•  close,

•  close out,

•  complete,

•  conclude,

•  finish,

•  round (off or out),

•  terminate,

•  wind up,

•  wrap up

•  Antonyms : 

•  begin,

•  commence,

•  inaugurate,

•  open,

•  start

2: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;

  * e.g., " ... unfortunately, an argument ended their date, and they're still not speaking to each other "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break,

•  break off,

•  break up,

•  can,

•  cease,

•  cut off,

•  cut out,

•  desist (from),

•  discontinue,

•  drop,

•  give over,

•  halt,

•  knock off,

•  lay off,

•  leave off,

•  pack (up or in),

•  quit,

•  shut off,

•  stop

•  Antonyms : 

•  continue,

•  hang on,

•  persist

3: to come to an end;

  * e.g., " ... a book so good that you hate to see it end "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break off,

•  break up,

•  cease,

•  close,

•  conclude,

•  dead-end,

•  determine,

•  die,

•  discontinue,

•  elapse,

•  expire,

•  finish,

•  go,

•  halt,

•  lapse,

•  leave off,

•  let up,

•  pass,

•  quit,

•  stop,

•  terminate,

•  wind up,

•  wink (out)

•  Antonyms : 

•  breathe,

•  live

1: as in evaded, avoided;

•  Synonyms : 

•  avoided,

•  ducked,

•  eluded,

•  escaped,

•  eschewed,

•  evaded,

•  outflanked,

•  shirked,

•  shook,

•  shunned,

•  beat,

•  bypassed,

•  circumvented,

•  dodged,

•  got around,

•  shortcut,

•  sidestepped,

•  skirted,

•  disobeyed,

•  disregarded,

•  flouted,

•  ignored,

•  averted,

•  deflected,

•  diverted,

•  obviated,

•  parried,

•  prevented,

•  warded (off)

•  Antonyms : 

•  complied (with),

•  followed,

•  kept,

•  obeyed,

•  observed,

•  acceded (to),

•  acquiesced (to),

•  assented (to),

•  accepted,

•  courted,

•  embraced,

•  pursued,

•  sought,

•  welcomed,

•  caught,

•  contracted,

•  incurred

1: as in evade, avoid;

•  Synonyms : 

•  avoid,

•  duck,

•  elude,

•  escape,

•  eschew,

•  evade,

•  outflank,

•  shake,

•  shirk,

•  shun,

•  beat,

•  bypass,

•  circumvent,

•  dodge,

•  get around,

•  shortcut,

•  sidestep,

•  skirt,

•  disobey,

•  disregard,

•  flout,

•  ignore,

•  avert,

•  deflect,

•  divert,

•  obviate,

•  parry,

•  prevent,

•  ward (off)

•  Antonyms : 

•  comply (with),

•  follow,

•  keep,

•  obey,

•  observe,

•  accede (to),

•  acquiesce (to),

•  assent (to),

•  accept,

•  court,

•  embrace,

•  pursue,

•  seek,

•  welcome,

•  catch,

•  contract,

•  incur

1: the stopping of a process or activity;

  * e.g., " ... the end of hostilities brought general rejoicing "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arrest,

•  arrestment,

•  cease,

•  cessation,

•  check,

•  close,

•  closedown,

•  closure,

•  conclusion,

•  cutoff,

•  discontinuance,

•  discontinuation,

•  ending,

•  expiration,

•  finish,

•  halt,

•  lapse,

•  offset,

•  shutdown,

•  shutoff,

•  stay,

•  stop,

•  stoppage,

•  surcease,

•  termination

•  Antonyms : 

•  continuance,

•  continuation

2: a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go;

  * e.g., " ... I'm at the end of my patience with these little brats "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bound,

•  boundary,

•  cap,

•  ceiling,

•  confines,

•  extent,

•  limit,

•  limitation,

•  line,

•  termination

•  Antonyms : 

•  baseline,

•  beginning,

•  dawn,

•  day one,

•  nascence,

•  nascency,

•  opening,

•  start

3: an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value;

  * e.g., " ... a couple of ends of wallpaper were all that was left after we finished papering the room "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fag end,

•  leftover,

•  oddment,

•  remainder,

•  remnant,

•  scrap,

•  stub

•  Antonyms : 

•  birth,

•  nativity

1: as in bluff, feint;

•  Synonyms : 

•  bluff,

•  feint,

•  artifice,

•  device,

•  dodge,

•  fetch,

•  flimflam,

•  gambit,

•  gimmick,

•  jig,

•  juggle,

•  knack,

•  play,

•  ploy,

•  scheme,

•  shenanigan,

•  sleight,

•  stratagem,

•  trick,

•  wile,

•  contrivance,

•  maneuver,

•  ruse,

•  subterfuge,

•  cheating,

•  chicanery,

•  cozenage,

•  craft,

•  crookery,

•  cunning,

•  deception,

•  dupery,

•  duplicity,

•  fakery,

•  jugglery,

•  legerdemain,

•  skulduggery,

•  swindling,

•  trickery,

•  blind,

•  front,

•  smoke screen

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in bluffs, feints;

•  Synonyms : 

•  bluffs,

•  feints,

•  artifices,

•  devices,

•  dodges,

•  fetches,

•  flimflams,

•  gambits,

•  gimmicks,

•  jigs,

•  juggles,

•  knacks,

•  plays,

•  ploys,

•  schemes,

•  shenanigans,

•  sleights,

•  stratagems,

•  tricks,

•  wiles,

•  contrivances,

•  maneuvers,

•  ruses,

•  subterfuges,

•  chicaneries,

•  cozenages,

•  crafts,

•  crookeries,

•  cunnings,

•  deceptions,

•  duperies,

•  duplicities,

•  fakeries,

•  juggleries,

•  legerdemains,

•  skulduggeries,

•  trickeries,

•  blinds,

•  fronts,

•  smoke screens

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in doomsday, Armageddon;

•  Synonyms : 

•  Armageddon,

•  doomsday,

•  apocalypse,

•  calamity,

•  cataclysm,

•  catastrophe,

•  debacle,

•  disaster,

•  tragedy,

•  bloodbath,

•  collapse,

•  crash,

•  meltdown,

•  convulsion,

•  paroxysm,

•  upheaval,

•  accident,

•  casualty,

•  fatality,

•  misadventure,

•  mischance,

•  misfortune,

•  mishap,

•  blast,

•  blow,

•  double whammy,

•  one-two

•  Antonyms : 

•  godsend,

•  manna,

•  windfall

1: as in users, consumers;

•  Synonyms : 

•  consumers,

•  users,

•  accounts,

•  clients,

•  customers,

•  guests,

•  patrons,

•  punters,

•  buyers,

•  correspondents,

•  purchasers,

•  vendees,

•  browsers,

•  prospects,

•  shoppers,

•  window-shoppers,

•  bargainers,

•  hagglers,

•  regulars

•  Antonyms : 

•  brokers,

•  merchants,

•  sellers,

•  vendors,

•  shopkeepers,

•  tradesmen,

•  black marketers,

•  fences

1: as in user, consumer;

•  Synonyms : 

•  consumer,

•  user,

•  account,

•  client,

•  customer,

•  guest,

•  patron,

•  punter,

•  buyer,

•  correspondent,

•  purchaser,

•  vendee,

•  browser,

•  prospect,

•  shopper,

•  window-shopper,

•  bargainer,

•  haggler,

•  regular

•  Antonyms : 

•  broker,

•  merchant,

•  seller,

•  vendor,

•  shopkeeper,

•  tradesman,

•  black marketer,

•  fence

1: as in close, cul-de-sac;

•  Synonyms : 

•  close,

•  cul-de-sac,

•  arterial,

•  artery,

•  avenue,

•  boulevard,

•  carriageway,

•  drag,

•  drive,

•  expressway,

•  freeway,

•  high road,

•  highway,

•  pass,

•  pike,

•  road,

•  roadway,

•  route,

•  row,

•  thoroughfare,

•  thruway,

•  trace,

•  turnpike,

•  way,

•  causeway,

•  backstreet,

•  branch,

•  bystreet,

•  byway,

•  crossroad,

•  secondary road,

•  shunpike,

•  side road,

•  side street,

•  alley,

•  alleyway,

•  circle,

•  lane,

•  laneway,

•  mews,

•  place,

•  corridor,

•  track,

•  trail

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: as in problem, Mexican standoff;

•  Synonyms : 

•  bind,

•  bottleneck,

•  corner,

•  dilemma,

•  fix,

•  hole,

•  jam,

•  morass,

•  pickle,

•  pinch,

•  plight,

•  predicament,

•  quagmire,

•  quandary,

•  spot,

•  deadlock,

•  gridlock,

•  halt,

•  impasse,

•  logjam,

•  Mexican standoff,

•  stalemate,

•  standoff,

•  standstill,

•  problem,

•  difficulty

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)