| Main Entry: | terminus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | end |
Synonyms: |
accomplishment, achievement, adjournment, attainment, bottom line, cease, cessation, close, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consequence, consummation, culmination, curtain, denouement, desistance, desuetude, determination, discontinuance, end of the line, ending, execution, expiration, expiry, finale, finis, finish, fulfillment, issue, last word, omega, outcome, payoff, perfection, period, realization, resolution, result, retirement, sign-off, stop, stopping point, target, termination, upshot, wind-up, windup, wrap-up |
| Notes: | a terminus is simply the end or conclusion of something, but a terminal is a structure or installation erected at a terminus |
| 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: | demarcation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boundary, division |
Synonyms: |
bound, confine, delimitation, differentiation, distinction, enclosure, limit, margin, separation, split, terminus |
| 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: | end |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | completion, stop |
Synonyms: |
accomplishment, achievement, adjournment, attainment, bottom line, cease, cessation, close, closing, closure, conclusion, consequence, consummation, culmination, curtain, denouement, desistance, desuetude, determination, discontinuance, execution, expiration, expiry, finale, finis, finish, fulfillment, issue, last word, omega, outcome, payoff, perfection, realization, resolution, result, retirement, sign-off, target, termination, terminus, upshot, windup, wrap-up |
Antonyms: |
beginning, commencement, opening, start |
| Main Entry: | ending |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conclusion |
Synonyms: |
catastrophe, cessation, close, closing, closure, completion, consummation, coup de grace, culmination, denouement, desistance, dissolution, epilogue, expiration, finale, finish, lapse, omega, outcome, period, resolution, stop, summation, swan song, termination, terminus, upshot, wane, windup |
Antonyms: |
beginning, commencement, introduction, opening, start |
| Main Entry: | expiration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | finish, demise |
Synonyms: |
cessation, close, closing, conclusion, death, decease, departure, dying, elapsing, end, expiry, going, passing, termination, terminus |
Antonyms: |
beginning, birth, commencement, inception, start |
| Main Entry: | extremity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ultimate; limit |
Synonyms: |
acme, acuteness, adversity, apex, apogee, border, bound, boundary, brim, brink, butt, climax, consummation, crisis, depth, dire straits, disaster, edge, end, excess, extreme, extremes, frontier, height, last, margin, maximum, nadir, outside, pinnacle, plight, pole, remote, rim, setback, terminal, termination, terminus, tip, top, trouble, verge, vertex, zenith |