End and Proceed

End

End verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: unfortunately, an argument ended their date, and they're still not speaking to each other

Proceed is an antonym for end.

Nearby Words: ending, ended, endless

Proceed

Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.

End is an antonym for proceed in continue topic.

Nearby Word: proceeding

Common collocations

life end life proceed life
hunger end hunger proceed hunger
way end way proceed way
plans end plans proceed plans

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Deponia Literal Split Personality: Near the end of the game, parts of her end up in the body of someone else, and then proceed to argue with the original body.
  • Video Game / Ziggurat Boss Room: The end of every floor is one of these, to which you need to bring the boss key, defeat the boss and then proceed through the created portal to progress to the next floor.
  • Webcomic / Wapsi Square Gut Feeling: "I find that when a body part starts making decisions, one must proceed with caution." Hands-On Approach: The first meeting between Shelly and Justin occurred off-screen when he invoked this trope on the receiving instruction end in her kickboxing class.
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