End Roget’s Thesaurus §67 N. end, close, termination,
desinence, conclusion,
finis,
finale, period, term,
terminus, endpoint, last,
omega, extreme, extremity, gable end, butt end, fag-end,
tip,
nib, point, tail,
verge,
tag,
peroration,
bonne bouche, bottom dollar, tail end, rear guard,
consummation,
denouement, finish, fate,
doom,
doomsday, crack of doom, day of judgment,
dies irae, fall of the curtain,
goal,
destination, limit, determination,
expiration,
expiry,
extinction,
extermination, death, end of all things,
finality,
eschatology, break up, commencement de la fin, last stage, turning point, coup de grace,
deathblow, knock-out, -blow, sockdolager*
V. end, close, finish,
terminate, conclude, be all over,
expire, die, come to a close, draw to a close, have run its course, run out, pass away, bring to an end, put an end to, make an end of, determine, get through,
achieve, stop, shut up shop, hang up one's fiddle
Adj. ending, final, terminal, definitive, crowning, last, ultimate,
hindermost, rear,
caudal, vergent,
conterminate,
conterminous,
conterminable, ended, at an end, settled, decided, over, played out, set at rest,
conclusive,
penultimate, last but one, last but two, &c. unbegun, uncommenced, fresh
Adv. finally, in fine, at the last, once for all
Phr. "as high as heaven and as deep as hell", deficit omne quod nascitur, en toute chose il faut considerer la fin, finem respice, ultimus romanorum
N. answer,
response, reply,
replication, riposte, # rejoinder,
surrejoinder, rebutter,
surrebutter,
retort,
repartee,
rescript,
rescription,
antiphon,
antiphony, acknowledgment,
password,
echo, counter statement, discovery, solution,
rationale,
clue, oedipus,
oracle, return
V. answer,
respond, reply, rebut,
retort, rejoin, give for answer, return for answer, acknowledge,
echo, explain,
solve, discover,
fathom, hunt out, satisfy, set at rest, determine
Adv. because, on the scent, on the right scent
N. certainty, necessity,
certitude,
surety, assurance, dead certainty, moral certainty,
infallibleness,
infallibility, reliability,
indubitableness, inevitableness, unquestionableness, gospel, scripture, church, pope, court of final appeal, res judicata, ultimatum positiveness,
dogmatism,
dogmatist,
dogmatizer,
doctrinaire,
bigot,
opinionist, sir oracle, ipse dixit, fact, positive fact, matter of fact, fait accompli
V. be certain, stand to reason, render certain, insure,
ensure,
assure,
clinch, make sure, determine, decide, set at rest, "make assurance double sure", know,
dogmatize, lay down the law
Adj. certain, sure,
assured, solid, well-founded, unqualified, absolute, positive,
determinate, definite, clear,
unequivocal,
categorical, unmistakable, decisive, decided, ascertained, inevitable, unavoidable, avoidless,
ineluctable,
unerring, infallible, unchangeable, to be depended on,
trustworthy, reliable, bound,
unimpeachable,
undeniable, unquestionable, indisputable, incontestable,
incontrovertible,
indubitable,
irrefutable,
conclusive, without power of appeal,
indubious, without doubt, beyond a doubt, without a shade or shadow of doubt, without question, beyond question, past dispute, clear as day, beyond all question, beyond all dispute, undoubted, uncontested, unquestioned, undisputed, questionless, doubtless,
authoritative, authentic, official, sure as fate, sure as death and taxes, sure as a gun, evident,
self-evident,
axiomatic, clear, clear as day, clear as the sun at noonday
Adv. certainly, for certain,
certes, sure, no doubt, doubtless, and no mistake, flagrante delicto, sure enough, to be sure, of course, as a matter of course, a coup sur, to a certainty, in truth, at any rate, at all events, without fail, coute que coute, coute qu'il coute, whatever may happen, if the worst come to the worst, come what may, happen what may, come what will, sink or swim, rain or shine
Phr. cela va sans dire, there is -no question, - not a shadow of doubt, the die is cast, "facts are stubborn things"
N. {ant. 477} reasoning,
ratiocination,
rationalism,
dialectics, induction,
generalization, discussion, comment,
ventilation, inquiry,
argumentation, controversy,
debate,
polemics,
wrangling, contention logomachy,
disputation,
disceptation, paper war, art of reasoning, logic, process of reasoning, train of reasoning, chain of reasoning,
deduction, induction,
abduction,
synthesis, analysis, argument, case, plaidoyer, opening,
lemma, proposition, terms,
premises,
postulate, data, starting point, principle, inference,
prosyllogism,
syllogism,
enthymeme,
sorites,
dilemma, perilepsis, a priori reasoning, reductio ad absurdum, horns of a dilemma, argumentum ad hominem, comprehensive argument, empirema,
epagoge, reasoner,
logician,
dialectician,
disputant,
controversialist,
controvertist,
wrangler,
arguer, debater polemic,
casuist,
rationalist,
scientist,
eristic, logical sequence, good case, correct just reasoning, sound reasoning, valid reasoning, cogent reasoning, logical reasoning, forcible reasoning, persuasive reasoning, persuasory reasoning, consectary reasoning|,
conclusive, subtle reasoning, force of argument, strong point, strong argument, persuasive argument, arguments, reasons, pros and cons
V. reason,
argue,
discuss,
debate, dispute, wrangle- argufy, bandy words, bandy arguments, chop logic, hold an argument, carry on an argument,
controvert,
canvass, comment upon, moralize upon,
spiritualize, consider, open a discussion, open a case, try conclusions, join issue, be at issue,
moot, come to the point, stir a question, agitate a question, ventilate a question, torture a question, take up a side, take up a case,
contend, take one's stand upon,
insist, lay stress on,
infer, follow from
Adj. reasoning,
rationalistic,
argumentative,
controversial,
dialectic,
polemical,
discursory,
discursive,
disputatious,
aristotelian,
eristic,
eristical,
debatable,
controvertible, logical,
relevant Adv. for, because, hence, whence, seeing that, since,
sith, then thence so, for that reason, for this reason, for which reason, for as, inasmuch as, whereas, ex concesso, considering, in consideration of, therefore, wherefore, consequently,
ergo, thus, accordingly,
a fortiori, in conclusion, in fine, finally, after all, au bout du compt, on the whole, taking one thing with another
Phr. ab actu ad posse valet consecutio, per troppo dibatter la verita si perde, troppo disputare la verita fa errare
N. {ant. 479} demonstration, proof, rigorous # proof,
conclusiveness, apodeixis,
apodixis,
probation, comprobation|, logic of facts, experimentum crucis, argument, rigorous establishment, absolute establishment, conviction,
cogency, (persuasion) 484
V. demonstrate, prove, establish, make good, show,
evince, manifest,
confirm,
corroborate,
substantiate, verify settle the question, reduce to demonstration, set the question at rest, make out, make out a case, prove one's point, have the best of the argument, draw a conclusion, follow, follow of course, follow as a matter of course, follow necessarily, stand to reason, hold good, hold water,
convince, persuade (belief) 484
Adj. demonstrating,
demonstrative,
demonstrable,
probative, unanswerable,
conclusive,
apodictic,
apodeictic,
apodeictical,
irresistible,
irrefutable,
irrefragable, necessary,
categorical, decisive,
crucial, demonstrated,
proven, unconfuted, unanswered, unrefuted, evident,
deducible,
consequential,
consectary,
inferential, following,
convincing,
cogent, persuasive (believable) 484
Adv. of course, in consequence, consequently, as a matter of course, necessarily, of necessity
Phr. probatum est, there is nothing more to be said, quod est demonstrandum, q, e, d, it must follow, exitus acta probat
N. result, conclusion,
upshot,
deduction, inference,
ergotism,
illation,
corollary,
porism, moral,
estimation,
valuation,
appreciation, judication,
dijudication,
adjudication,
arbitrament, arbitrement,
arbitration,
assessment,
ponderation, valorization,
award, estimate, review, criticism,
critique, notice, report, decision, determination, judgment, finding,
verdict, sentence, decree, findings of fact, findings of law, res judicata,
plebiscite, voice, casting vote, vote, opinion, good judgment, judge,
umpire,
arbiter,
arbitrator, asessor,
referee,
censor, reviewer, critic,
connoisseur,
commentator,
inspector, inspecting officer, twenty-twenty hindsight, armchair general, monday morning quarterback
V. judge, conclude, come to a conclusion, draw a conclusion, arrive at a conclusion, ascertain, determine, make up one's mind,
deduce, derive, gather, collect, draw an inference, make a deduction, weet|,
ween, form an estimate, estimate,
appreciate, value, count,
assess, rate, rank, account, regard, consider, think of, look upon, review, size up *, settle, pass an opinion, give an opinion, decide, try,
pronounce, rule, pass judgment, pass sentence, sentence,
doom, find, give judgment, deliver judgment,
adjudge,
adjudicate,
arbitrate,
award, report, bring in a verdict, make absolute, set a question at rest,
confirm, comment, criticize, kibitz, pass under review,
investigate, hold the scales, sit in judgment, try judgment, hear a cause
Adv. on the whole, all things considered
Phr. "a daniel come to judgment", "and stand a critic, hated yet caress'd", "it is much easier to be critical than to be correct", la critique est aisee et l'art est difficile, "nothing if not critical", "o most lame and impotent conclusion"
N. completion,
accomplishment,
achievement,
fulfillment, performance, execution,
despatch,
dispatch,
consummation,
culmination, finish, conclusion, close,
terminus, winding up,
finale,
denouement,
catastrophe, issue,
upshot, result, final touch, last touch, crowning touch, finishing touch, finishing stroke, last finish, coup de grace, crowning of the edifice, coping-stone,
keystone, missing link,
superstructure, ne plus ultra, work done, fait accompli,
elaboration,
finality, completeness
V. effect,
effectuate,
accomplish,
achieve, compass,
consummate, hammer out, bring to maturity, bring to perfection, perfect, complete, elaborate, do,
execute, make, go through, get through, work out,
enact, bring about, bring to bear, bring to pass, bring through, bring to a head,
despatch,
dispatch, knock off, finish off, polish off, make short work of, dispose of, set at rest, perform, discharge,
fulfill,
realize, put in practice, put in force, carry out, carry into effect, carry into execution, make good, be as good as one's word, do thoroughly, not do by halves, go the whole hog, drive home, be in at the death, carry through, play out,
exhaust, fill the bill, finish, bring to a close, wind up, stamp,
clinch, seal, set the seal on, put the seal, give the final touch, to, put the last, put the finishing hand to, put the finishing touches on, crown, crown all, cap,
ripen,
culminate, come to a head, come to a crisis, come to its end, die a natural death, die of old age, run its course, run one's race, touch the goal, reach the goal, attain the goal, reach, get in the harvest
Adj. completing, final, concluding,
conclusive, crowning,
exhaustive, done, completed, done for,
sped, wrought out, highly wrought, thorough, ripe
Adv. completely, to crown all, out of hand
Phr. the race is run, actum est, finis coronat opus, consummatum est, c'en est fait, it is all over, the game is played out, the bubble has burst, aussitot dit aussitot fait, aut non tentaris aut perfice
