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Main Entry:	end
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	extreme, limit
Synonyms:	borderline, bound, boundary, confine, cusp, deadline, edge, extent, extremity, foot, head, heel, limitation, point, prong, spire, stub, stump, tail, term, terminal, termination, tip, top, ultimate, butt end, neb, nib, tail end, terminus
Antonyms:	beginning, cause, foundation, origin

Main Entry:	end
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	bring to an end
Synonyms:	abolish, abort, accomplish, achieve, break off, break up, call off, cease, close, close out, complete, conclude, consummate, crown, culminate, cut short, delay, determine, discontinue, dispose of, dissolve, drop, expire, finish, halt, interrupt, perorate, postpone, quit, relinquish, resolve, settle, shut down, stop, terminate, ultimate, wind up, wrap, wrap up, call it a day, get done, give up, pack it in, pull the plug, put the lid on, sew up, switch off, top off
Antonyms:	begin, commence, create, start

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Main Entry:	end
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	completion, stop
Synonyms:	accomplishment, achievement, adjournment, attainment, bottom line, cease, cessation, close, closure, conclusion, consequence, consummation, culmination, curtain, denouement, desuetude, determination, discontinuance, execution, expiration, finale, finish, fulfillment, issue, last word, outcome, payoff, perfection, realization, resolution, result, target, termination, upshot*, closing, desistance, expiry, finis, omega, retirement, sign-off, terminus, windup, wrap-up
Antonyms:	beginning, commencement, opening, start

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Main Entry:	end
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	die or kill
Synonyms:	abolish, annihilate, cease, depart, desist, destroy, die, expire, exterminate, extinguish, lapse, ruin, run out, wane, put to death
Antonyms:	bear, create, give birth

Main Entry:	end
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	intention, aim
Synonyms:	aspiration, design, drift, goal, intent, mark, object, objective, point, purpose, reason, where one's heading
Antonyms:	means

Main Entry:	end
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	leftover part
Synonyms:	bit, dregs, fragment, lees, particle, piece, portion, remainder, remnant, residue, scrap, share, side, stub, butt end, leaving, tag end

Main Entry:	end
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	death, destruction
Synonyms:	demise, dissolution, doom, expiration, extinction, finish, passing, ruin, annihilation, extermination, ruination
Antonyms:	birth, construction, creation

Main Entry:	abolish
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	do away with or put an end to
Synonyms:	abate, abrogate, annihilate, annul, call off, cancel, destroy, dissolve, end, eradicate, erase, expunge, extinguish, extirpate, finish, inhibit, invalidate, kill, negate, nix, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, overturn, prohibit, quash, repeal, repudiate, rescind, revoke, scrub, squelch, stamp out, subvert, supersede, suppress, terminate, undo, vacate, vitiate, void, wipe out, zap, disestablish, put an end to, put kibosh on, put the kibosh on, set aside
Antonyms:	confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, legalize, promote, ratify, support, uphold

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Main Entry:	abolition
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	formal act of putting an end to, annulling
Synonyms:	abrogation, annulment, cancellation, destruction, dissolution, elimination, end, ending, eradication, extirpation, negation, overthrow, repeal, repudiation, revocation, subversion, suppression, termination, withdrawal, abolishment, annihilation, invalidation, nullification, obliteration, overturning, quashing, rescinding, rescindment, rescission, voiding, wiping out
Antonyms:	confirmation, establishment, establishment, institution, promotion, legalization

Main Entry:	abort
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	stop or cancel something
Synonyms:	arrest, break off, call off, check, cut off, drop, end, fail, halt, interrupt, lay off, nullify, scrap, scratch, scrub, terminate, call it quits, knock it off
Antonyms:	continue, keep

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Main Entry:	abrogate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	formally put an end to
Synonyms:	abate, abolish, annul, cancel, dissolve, do in, end, invalidate, knock out, negate, nix, nullify, quash, reject, renege, repeal, retract, revoke, scrub, undo, vacate, vitiate, void, finish off, torpedo*
Antonyms:	approve, establish, fix, institute, legalize, ratify, sanction, support

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Main Entry:	achieve
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal
Synonyms:	accomplish, acquire, actualize, attain, bring about, bring off, bring to pass, cap, carry out, close, complete, conclude, consummate, deliver, discharge, dispatch, do, earn, effect, enact, end, execute, finish, follow through, fulfill, gain, get, manage, negotiate, obtain, perfect, perform, procure, produce, rack up, reach, realize, resolve, score, seal, settle, sign, solve, win, wind up, work out, carry through, earn wings, effectuate, get done, see through
Notes:	achieve means 'to bring to a successful conclusion' (literally French 'to bring to a head') and accomplish means 'to perform fully'; the completion of achievement is more comprehensive
Antonyms:	fail, lose, miss

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Main Entry:	aftermath
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	situation following an event, occurrence
Synonyms:	chain reaction, consequences, end, eventuality, flak, impact, issue, outcome, payoff*, remainder, residual, upshot, after-effects, causatum, residuum, results, waves

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Main Entry:	aim
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	goal
Synonyms:	ambition, aspiration, course, design, desire, direction, end, intent, intention, mark, object, objective, plan, purpose, scheme, target, wish, desideratum, where one is heading
Antonyms:	avoidance, neglect, thoughtlessness, aimlessness, purposelessness

Main Entry:	allotment
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	portion assigned or given
Synonyms:	allocation, allowance, apportionment, appropriation, bite, chunk, cut, end, grant, lot, measure, part, piece, quota, ration, share, slice, split, stint*, cut of pie, piece of the action, rake off

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Main Entry:	ambition
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	something desired
Synonyms:	aim, aspiration, desire, dream, end, enterprise, goal, hope, intent, mark, objective, purpose, target, wish

Main Entry:	arrest
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	slowing or stopping
Synonyms:	cessation, check, delay, end, halt, hindrance, inhibition, interruption, obstruction, prevention, restraining, restraint, stay, stoppage, suppression, suspension, blockage, checking, stalling, staying
Antonyms:	encouragement, release, activation, letting go

Main Entry:	arrest
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	stop or slow
Synonyms:	block, can, check, delay, drop, end, freeze, halt, hinder, hold, inhibit, interrupt, knock off, obstruct, prevent, restrain, restrict, retard, scrub*, shut down, stall, stay, suppress
Antonyms:	activate, encourage, release, let go

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Main Entry:	bit
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	tiny piece
Synonyms:	atom, butt, chicken feed, chip, chunk, crumb, dab, dash, division, dollop, dose, dot, droplet, end, excerpt, flake, fraction, fragment, grain, iota, item, jot, lick, lump, mite, modicum, moiety, molecule, morsel, niggle, parcel, part, particle, pinch, portion, sample, scale, scintilla, scrap, section, segment, share, shred, slice, sliver, smidgen, snatch, snip, snippet, specimen, speck, splinter, sprinkling, stub, stump, taste, trace, trickle, driblet, peanuts, shard, shaving, tittle
Antonyms:	whole

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Main Entry:	blow over
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	disappear slowly
Synonyms:	cease, dissipate, end, finish, pass, peter out*, subside, vanish, die down, fizzle out