Antonyms for end up


Grammar : Verb
Spell : end
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnd


Definition of end up

Origin :
  • Old English endian, from the source of end (n.). Related: Ended; ending.
  • verb become eventually; come to a close
Example sentences :
  • Course, she was just keepin' her end up, and makin' believe I was doing my share, too.
  • Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
  • And they can end up by exerting serious influence in cultural patterns.
  • Extract from : « The Players » by Everett B. Cole
  • Sometimes I get to feeling that they will end up as—as psychopathic barbarians.
  • Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
  • We may fit out an expensive expedition and end up in failure.
  • Extract from : « The Young Treasure Hunter » by Frank V. Webster
  • He'll end up as a 'lumber Jack,' as the townsmen call the hands in the camps.
  • Extract from : « Other Main-Travelled Roads » by Hamlin Garland
  • When the back-saw is used for ripping, the wood is held in the vise, end up.
  • Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes
  • I'll end up in one, most like, if they don't put me in jail first.
  • Extract from : « One Man's Initiation--1917 » by John Dos Passos
  • (Crosses left of trunk) Have it marked "Wanted" and "This end up."
  • Extract from : « The Ghost Breaker » by Paul Dickey
  • The warning is out (again): We will end up destroying humankind!
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • We'd end up drowned in some grotto in the heart of the planet, says Kroger.
  • Extract from : « The Dope on Mars » by John Michael Sharkey

Synonyms for end up

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