terminus

[tur-muh-nuhs] / ˈtɜr mə nəs /

NOUN

end

Synonyms

STRONG

accomplishment achievement adjournment attainment cease cessation close closing closure completion conclusion consequence consummation culmination curtain denouement desuetude determination discontinuance ending execution expiration expiry finale finis finish fulfillment issue omega outcome payoff perfection period realization resolution result retirement stop target termination upshot

WEAK

bottom line desistance end of the line last word sign-off stopping point wind-up wrap-up

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning cause commencement continuation defeat failure forfeit frustration imperfection inception initiation introduction neglect opening origin source start unfulfillment worthlessness

Example Sentences

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The Pennsylvania Railroad had previously its terminus for New York in New Jersey at Jersey City, and passengers were forced to ride a ferryboat across the Hudson to get to New York.

From Washington Post

"We're very likely to be in a position on 19 July to say that really is the terminus", he said.

From BBC

Instead, she suggested the current level of restrictions was likely to remain until 19 July - the same date Prime Minister Boris Johnson has targeted as a "terminus" for England's lockdown restrictions.

From BBC

Speaking on a visit to a laboratory in Hertfordshire, Mr Johnson said: "At the moment it still looks to me as though 19 July is a terminus point."

From BBC

Conservative MP Mark Harper, chairman of the Covid Recovery Group, asked Mr Hancock to confirm that 19 July was a "terminus date".

From BBC

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