Conclusion and Start

Conclusion

Conclusion noun - The last part of a process or action.
Usage example: the conclusion of the speech was a national call to arms

Start is an antonym for conclusion in topics: judgment, end.

Start

Start noun - The point at which something begins.
Usage example: knew from the start of the game that he would win easily

Conclusion is an antonym for start in topics: beginning, advantage, flinch.

How words are described

full full conclusion full start
initial initial conclusion initial start
true true conclusion true start
reasonable reasonable conclusion reasonable start
Other adjectives: proper, actual, real, successful, easy, possible, final, official, next, eventual, literal.

Both words in one sentence

  • She Cleans Up Nicely In Ranma ½, Akane gets Ranma but good twice, at the start and conclusion of the final story arc, when he sees her in a wedding kimono (first instance) and then in a Western-style wedding dress.
  • Foregone Conclusion An interesting variation on the trope, as the chronology of the movie mostly runs backwards and so it's natural to have the conclusion at the start.
  • Visual Novel / They Are My Noble Masters Not What It Looks Like: When Ren and the colonel are obviously about to start fighting, Yume and Beni somehow come to the conclusion that they’re about to have sex.
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