#ending__conclusion__finish event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
exclusion: beginning
supertype: happening__occurrence__natural_event__naturalevent an event that happens
subtype: final_stage__finalstage__end__last the concluding parts of an event or occurrence: "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"
subtype: endgame__end_game__endgame the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board
subtype: end_game__endgame__endgame the final stages of an extended process of negotiation; "the diplomatic endgame"
subtype: homestretch.final_stage (informal) the end of an enterprise; "they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed"
subtype: passing the end of something; "the passing of winter"
subtype: resultant__result__outcome something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
subtype: denouement the outcome of a complex sequence of events
subtype: deal.resultant the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"
subtype: fair_deal__square_deal fair treatment
subtype: raw_deal__rawdeal unfair treatment
subtype: decision.game_outcome the outcome of a game or contest: "the team dropped three decisions in a row"
subtype: victory_won_on_points__decision (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred: "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"
subtype: split_decision__splitdecision a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous
subtype: consequence__aftermath the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual; "that result is of no consequence"
subtype: corollary.consequence a practical consequence that follows naturally; "blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love"
subtype: deserts__comeuppance__comeupance an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved
subtype: fruit.consequence the consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies"
subtype: sequella a secondary consequence
subtype: train.consequence a series of consequences wrought by an event; "it led to a train of disasters"
subtype: wages__wage__reward__payoff a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"
subtype: poetic_justice__just_deserts an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)
subtype: materialisation__offspring__materialization something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts"
subtype: subsequence__sequel something that follows something else
subtype: worst.resultant the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen"
subtype: foregone_conclusion__matter_of_course an inevitable ending
subtype: destruction.ending__demolition an event or the result of an event that destroys something
subtype: annihilation__disintegration total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"
subtype: extinction.annihilation__extermination complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs"
subtype: eradication the complete destruction of every trace of something
subtype: ravage (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"
subtype: wrecking__razing the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
subtype: ruin.destruction__ruination an event that results in destruction
subtype: devastation__desolation an event that results in total destruction
subtype: shipwreck.ruin an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance"
subtype: wrack.destruction__rack the destruction or collapse of something; "wrack and ruin"
subtype: Z__omega the ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelation
subtype: halt__stop the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
subtype: cessation__surcease a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"
subtype: standstill__stand__tie-up__tieup an interruption of normal activity
subtype: victory__triumph a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
subtype: win a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"
subtype: first-place_finish__firstplacefinish a finish in first place (as in a race)
subtype: fall.victory__pin when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
subtype: takedown (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position; "a takedown counts two points"
subtype: independence the successful ending of the American Revolution; "they maintained close relations with England even after independence"
subtype: landslide an overwhelming electoral victory; "Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide"
subtype: Pyrrhic_victory a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses
subtype: slam__sweep winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
subtype: grand_slam__grandslam winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge
subtype: little_slam__small_slam__smallslam winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge
subtype: checkmate complete victory
subtype: runaway__romp__laugher__shooin__walkaway an easy victory
subtype: service_break__servicebreak a tennis game won on the opponent's service
subtype: licking__defeat an unsuccessful ending
subtype: rout an overwhelming defeat
subtype: walloping__thrashing__debacle__drubbing__slaughter__trouncing__whipping a sound defeat
subtype: Waterloo a final crushing defeat; "he met his Waterloo"
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