Ending and Institution

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

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Institution is an antonym for ending.

Nearby Words: end, ended

Institution noun - A public organization with a particular purpose or function.

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Ending is an antonym for institution.

good	good ending	good institution
special	special ending	special institution
similar	similar ending	similar institution
typical	typical ending	typical institution
Other adjectives: certain, single, actual, entire, real, dark, main, new, neutral, official, different, said.

In one episode of The Pretender, Jarod punishes a psychiatrist at a mental institution, ending with taking said psychiatrist to another institution, claiming he tried to kill himself.

Source: I Resemble That Remark!
The only ending that could be considered good is the one where the titular yandere gets sent to a mental institution.

Source: Downer Ending / Visual Novels
In the end, Buffy chooses her life in Sunnydale over her life in the mental institution, but the ending leaves it ambiguous whether or not the world she settled for is the real one.

Source: Ambiguous Situation

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