Ending and Forwards

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Ending noun - The last part of a process or action.

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Forwards is an antonym for ending.

Nearby Words: end, ended

Forwards adverb - Toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time.

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Ending is an antonym for forwards in first topic.

Nearby Word: forward

There are multiple perfectly good ending points, and the real ending is a rushed series of flash-forwards that create loose ends just to tie them up five minutes later.

Source: Ending Fatigue
Spoofed hilariously in the Sword Master Yamato segment in Gag Manga Biyori: A mangaka learns that his shounen adventure series has been canceled and has to tack on an ending in only three pages, so he fast-forwards through the rest of his epic story instead of resorting to a simple No Ending.

Source: Cosmic Deadline
The ending has the leisurely variety with the added effect that even if they are walking forwards the scenario and the scroll of the screen makes it seem that they are all Moonwalking.

Source: Credits Running Sequence

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