End and Reopen

End

End verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.

Reopen is an antonym for end.

Nearby Words: ending, ended, endless

Reopen

Reopen verb - To begin again or return to after an interruption.
Usage example: court will reopen after a brief recess

End is an antonym for reopen.

Nearby Word: reopening

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Clerks II Dismotivation: Played pretty much straight with Dante until the end of the film, where he and Randal decide to buy the Quick Stop and reopen it themselves.
  • Magically Binding Contract If the person does not meet their end of the deal, then the cut will reopen, letting the person bleed to death.
  • Abandoned Area Many have tried to reopen it, but those attempts always end in tragedy.
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Reopen and End. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/end/reopen
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