Completion and Initiation

Completion

Completion noun - A concluding action.

Initiation is an antonym for completion.

Initiation

Initiation noun - The process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization.

Completion is an antonym for initiation.

How words are described

symbolic symbolic completion symbolic initiation
proper proper completion proper initiation
actual actual completion actual initiation
late late completion late initiation
Other adjectives: eventual, magical.

Both words in one sentence

  • Painful Transformation The ritual requires 10 rounds from initiation to completion, and once begun, nothing can halt its progress.
  • Web Animation / RWBY Fun with Acronyms: The team names, which are apparently officially given by Ozpin upon completion of the initiation phase: RWBY (pronounced "Ruby" note  in Middle English and Modern Welsh use 'w' as a vowel and makes an 'oo' sound ) stands for Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang.
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