Beginning and Stop

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Beginning noun - The point at which something begins.

Usage example: the actual beginning of the universe is still under debate, with some scientists continuing to uphold the big bang theory

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Stop is an antonym for beginning.

Nearby Words: begin, beginner

Stop noun - A brief halt in a journey.

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Beginning is an antonym for stop in topics: visit, end.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

good	good beginning	good stop
full	full beginning	full stop
long	long beginning	long stop
brief	brief beginning	brief stop
Other adjectives: complete, true, routine, reverse, awkward, small, entire, great, final, last, different, several.

However, in the end, Okabe returns to the Beta world line, where the story started, but has to save Kurisu from her death at the beginning and stop World War III from breaking out.

Source: Stable Time Loop
This troper is quite hard to please (especially where comedy is concerned) and couldn't stop laughing from beginning to end.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Sherlock
Beginning in Season 6, when Andrew claimed that viewers were telling them to stop using classic cars, they started buying new (well, almost new in most cases) ones instead!

Source: Series / Canada's Worst Driver

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