Antonyms for consummation

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kon-suh-mey-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn səˈmeɪ ʃən

Definition of consummation

Origin : late 14c., "completion," from Latin consummationem (nominative consummatio), from consummat-, past participle stem of consummare "to sum up, finish," from com- "together" (see com-) + summa "sum, total," from summus "highest" (see sum). Sense of "completion of a marriage (by sexual intercourse)" is c.1530.

noun achievement, fulfillment

Example sentences :

Many, indeed, affirmed that the process was already near its consummation.
Extract from : « The Man of Adamant » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Veaseys had always meant to plaster, but that consummation was still afar.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

God was the will that commanded that "consummation devoutly to be wished."
Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore

He coached and trained her against the consummation of his plan.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various

The first step in the consummation of our plan was to be rid of him.
Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt

Eager that his service should bring her joy, he was anxious to see its consummation.
Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd

Night and day are not long enough for the consummation of it.
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

That consummation devoutly to be wished, was to enrich them all.
Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

Quite within the year he would be able to realize this consummation of his dreams.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

To promote this consummation the loss of an army was of little moment.
Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for consummation

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