End and Start

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End

End noun - The last part of a process or action.
Usage example: the war wasn't yet over, but we were definitely at the beginning of the end
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Start is an antonym for end in topics: close, finish, conclusion, stop, intention.
Nearby Words: ending, ended, endless

Start

Start noun - The point at which something begins.
Usage example: knew from the start of the game that he would win easily
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End is an antonym for start in topics: begin, beginning, establish, set in motion, advantage.
Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup
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How words are described

good good end good start
high high end high start
better better end better start
original original end original start
Other adjectives: true, proper, top, abrupt, actual, real, loose, bad, quick, early, possible, final, official, last, literal, sudden.

Common collocations

life end life start life
match end match start match
relationship end relationship start relationship
career end career start career
Other words: turn, show, season, way, cycle, battle, conversation, rebellion, mission, quest, fighting, war, movie, fights, lives, wars.

Both words in one sentence

  • This period seems to receive the least coverage in mainstream fiction, which is primarily concerned instead with either the start or the end (or near-end) of the path.
    Source: Useful Notes / Transgender
  • Web Video / Video Game Confessions Once an Episode: Dominic says the lines at on the page image and at the end of the page are said at the start and the end of the episode.
    Source: Web Video / Video Game Confessions
  • Invisible Wall Rayman Origins oddly averts this in some levels; running off the screen to the left at the start or end of a level will eventually kill the player.
    Source: Invisible Wall
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