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in the end

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

Example Sentences

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But in the end, it will still be a matter of Intel’s manufacturing technology, and whether it can get the elusive large outside customer to buy into it.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

"I did find my own little ammonite in the end which was what I really wanted."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

His customers kept telling him that what they actually wanted was the software, and what saved Apple in the end was not the machine but the operating system inside it.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

We’re reminded of porousness and simultaneity, and that all art histories are, in the end, propositional structures.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The only legitimate form of government, in the end, was self-government.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis