Definitions

in the end

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eventually adv.
once and for all adv.
subsequently adv.
ultimately adv.

ADVERB

eventually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

finally in the course of time one day someday sooner or later ultimately

WEAK

after all at last at the end of the day hereafter in future in the long run sometime when all is said and done

Antonyms

STRONGEST

never

ADVERB

once and for all

Synonyms

WEAK

after all at last at long last at the end conclusively in conclusion it's about time sooner or later

ADVERB

subsequently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afterwards finally later

STRONG

after

WEAK

after while at a later date behind by and by consequently in the aftermath infra latterly next

Antonyms

WEAK

earlier former prior

ADVERB

ultimately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically conclusively finally someday sooner or later

WEAK

after a while after all as a conclusion at last at long last at the close by and by climactically fundamentally hereafter in conclusion in consummation in due time in future in the sequel presently sequentially sometime somewhere

Antonyms

WEAK

never

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in the end

I’m having trouble accepting that I’ll probably lose some money in the end.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

It fell to USIP’s security chief to extract what in the end amounted to 256 people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

But on third and goal, Dalton’s pass intended for Dontayvion Wicks was intercepted by Chicago’s Dillon Thieneman in the end zone to stop the drive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Some found it charming, some unbearable, but in the end everyone shrugged: Well, he’s the boss.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Perhaps he might in the end have succeeded if Odysseus had not signed to him to give up.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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