CONSUMMATION Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

consummation

noun

ˌkän-sə-ˈmā-shən

Definition of consummation

as in ending

the last part of a process or action the signing of the contract marked the consummation of six months of negotiations

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as in realization

the state of being actual or complete the opening of the performing arts center brought to consummation years of planning

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Recent Examples of consummation Fascism relies on this kind of tunnel vision, this narrowing of sight to the present and the consummation of immediate desires or demands. — Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026 In Heated Rivalry, there is consummation aplenty, but the copulation escalates in its own competitive terms. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025 Quiet consummation have; Wonderful. — Deborah Unger, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2025 In under five minutes, Dismukes and Padilla speed-run through their entire relationship, from meet-cute to consummation (in Jost’s office, obviously) to the inevitable blowup. — Charu Sinha, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for consummation

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Noun

In another series, in another era, those developments might have led to teachable moments and inspiring speeches, and the most bittersweet beats of the series are the ones that suggest how a happier ending could have come to pass.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
But that wasn’t the ending that Showalter and his team originally intended.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of ending

Noun

That realization became one of many while crafting a series on a book that spans 50 years and stretches across the country but that Kazan insists is built on the characters, rather than spectacle.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
The many contingencies of realization scramble the binary of timelessness and time.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of realization

Noun

And your job as a writer is to put some order onto those pieces, but not necessarily to draw some giant conclusion about them.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
The league, however, did not publicly identify the standard used to reach that conclusion.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of conclusion

Noun

Budge said some of her proudest accomplishments during her time on the council include Mather Veterans Village, the Sacramento region’s first permanent supportive housing development for homeless and disabled veterans.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Being in the playoffs should feel like an accomplishment, but winning a series would be even more impressive.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of accomplishment

Noun

The lovely south-facing casement windows in the living room are original; at the other end of the apartment is enough room for a second bedroom or office, plus a closet).

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Oct. 2026
OpenAI’s closest rival, Anthropic, has shown no inclination to delay its own IPO, which is expected sometime before year’s end.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of end

Noun

While the completion of the structure marks an important achievement, the more important test is still ahead, as official commissioning is planned for November, after the remaining construction work is completed.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
The credit ecosystem will continue to recognize these human achievements, while finding ways to appropriately recognize the contributions of their AI collaborators.

— Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of achievement

Noun

There is little judgment of the quality of the works, and consequently little culmination.

— Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
This tendency reached its culmination with the pandemic, when official discourse in places like Brazil and the United States literally began to say that people had to choose between the economy and life.

— Via Haymarket Books, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of culmination

Noun

Simon Yeh Simon Yeh chose purpose over a traditional corporate path, finding fulfillment in serving neighbors at a food closet.

— The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Here, Hendrikx plays anthropologist to a culture that compels each of us—whether a rider or not—to find our own vehicle for fulfillment, then take it to redline.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026

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