| Main Entry: | terminal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | final, deadly |
Synonyms: |
bounding, check out*, closing, concluding, eventual, extreme, fatal, hindmost, incurable, killing, lag, last, latest, latter, lethal, limiting, mortal, on way out, period, ultimate, utmost |
| Notes: | a terminus is simply the end or conclusion of something, but a terminal is a structure or installation erected at a terminus |
Antonyms: |
beginning, initial, opening, reviving, starting |
| Main Entry: | terminal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | end of road; limit |
Synonyms: |
boundary, depot, end, end of the line, extremity, station, termination, terminus |
| Main Entry: | terminal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | computer screen, computer input/output device |
Synonyms: |
CRT, VDT, cathode ray tube, display, input device, monitor, screen, video display |
| Main Entry: | base |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | headquarters |
Synonyms: |
camp, center, depot, dock, field, garrison, hangar, harbor, home, port, post, settlement, site, starting point, station, strip, terminal |
Antonyms: |
annex, branch |
| Main Entry: | boundary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outer limit |
Synonyms: |
abuttals, ambit, barrier, beginning, border, borderland, borderline, bounds, brink, circumference, circumscription, compass, confines, edge, end, environs, extent, extremity, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, horizon, limits, line, line of demarcation, march, margin, mark, mere, mete, outline, outpost, pale, perimeter, periphery, precinct, purlieus, radius, rim, side, skirt, terminal, termination, terminus, verge |
Antonyms: |
inside, interior, minimum |
| Main Entry: | definitive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authoritative |
Synonyms: |
absolute, actual, categorical, clear-cut, closing, complete, completing, concluding, conclusive, decisive, definite, determining, downright, ending, exhaustive, express, final, finishing, flat out, last, limiting, nailed down, perfect, plain, precise, real, reliable, settling, specific, straight out, terminal, terminating, ultimate, unambiguous |
| Notes: | definite means 'precise and unmistakable,' 'clear, sharply delineated'; definitive means 'final and conclusive,' 'complete, final, ultimate' - so a definitive example is a perfect example |
Antonyms: |
incomplete, inconclusive, inexact, interim, temporary, unreliable |
| Main Entry: | depot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | storage place; station |
Synonyms: |
annex, armory, base, depository, destination, garage, halting-place, haven, junction, loft, lot, magazine, office, repository, stopping-place, store, storehouse, storeroom, terminal, terminus, waiting room, warehouse, yard |
| Main Entry: | destination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | goal; place one wants to go |
Synonyms: |
aim, ambition, design, end, harbor, haven, intention, journey's end, landing-place, object, objective, purpose, resting-place, station, stop, target, terminal, terminus |
Antonyms: |
beginning, source, start |
| Main Entry: | end |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extreme, limit |
Synonyms: |
borderline, bound, boundary, butt end, confine, cusp, deadline, edge, extent, extremity, foot, head, heel, limitation, neb, nib, point, prong, spire, stub, stump, tail, tail end, term, terminal, termination, terminus, tip, top, ultimate |
Antonyms: |
beginning, cause, foundation, origin |
| Main Entry: | eventual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | future, concluding |
Synonyms: |
closing, conditional, consequent, contingent, dependent, down the pike, down the road, ending, endmost, ensuing, final, hindmost, in the cards, indirect, inevitable, last, later, latter, overall, possible, prospective, resulting, secondary, succeeding, terminal, ulterior, ultimate, vicarious |
Antonyms: |
past |