Finish and Start

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Finish

Finish noun - The last part of a process or action.
Usage example: a pie-eating contest is the fair's traditional finish
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Start is an antonym for finish in topics: stop, consume, defeat, perfect, conclusion.
Nearby Words: finished, finis, finishing, finisher

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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Finish is an antonym for start in topics: begin, beginning, establish, set about, set in motion.
Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup
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How words are described

good good finish good start
high high finish high start
clean clean finish clean start
best best finish best start
Other adjectives: original, proper, top, awkward, actual, bad, quick, new, early, final, several.

Common collocations

mode finish mode start mode
business finish business start business
work finish work start work
match finish match start match
Other words: job, race, training, series, stage, time, way, level, school, game, story, fight, battle, song, mission, quest, war, fights.

Both words in one sentence

  • Most of the time in the Black & White series, you really don't have to worry about uncontrollable cutscenes until you start or finish a quest scroll.
    Source: Overly Long Fighting Animation
  • Life Meter Also, as there are both defined start and finish points, you could also win be crossing the finish line first.
    Source: Life Meter
  • Disney / Wreck-It Ralph With Sugar Rush, it's likely that the camera view is provided by a hovering marshmallow with a TV camera hooked into the jumbotrons at the start/finish line.
    Source: Disney / Wreck-It Ralph
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