bitter end

Noun

Meaning

(nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt

the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

end consummation ending completion conclusion finish closing finale termination cessation culmination endgame end of the road epilog curtains
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Antonyms

beginning start opening introduction launch onset
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Hypernyms

end terminal extremity

Examples

he was determined to fight to the bitter end Source: Internet

Coulter, The Confederate States of America pp. 322–324, 326. The Conscription Bureau was run by Brigadier General Gabriel J. Rains until May 1863, Brigadier General Charles W. Field until July 1864, Colonel John S. Preston until "the bitter end". Source: Internet

The Polish martial arts icon battled her way to the bitter end of a bruising Women’s Strawweight fight at UFC 248 back in March. Source: Internet

But it leads to a miserable life with no redeeming qualities to it in the final bitter end. Source: Internet

Technology has always been a double-edged sword; while it opens the door for advancement it also can be a siren song, luring the unsuspecting to a bitter end. Source: Internet

Turkey is threatening very aggressively that it will seek to implement what it perceives as its rights and those of the Turkish Cypriots to the bitter end. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bitter dock bitter edible citrus fruit Bitter electromagnet bitter ends bitter feeling bitter flavor