endgame

Meaning

Noun

1. The final stage of a game of chess, when there are few pieces left.
2. The final stage of a game of bridge, when there are few cards left.
3. (broadly) The final stage of any game.
4. (figuratively) The final stage of an extended process or course of events, especially with the implication of the imminent realization of a masterful strategy or plan.
5. The gameplay available in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game for players who have completed all of the preset challenges.
6. The thematic element of an advanced cryptic crossword puzzle, typically solved after completing the grid.

Adj

Having become canon by the end of the plot of a work of fiction or speculated to be intended to become such.

Synonyms

end game

final stage

last moves

Translations

Endspiel

Endphase

finale

final

estágio final

fim de jogo

المرحلة النهائية

final

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛnd.ɡeɪm/

Etymology

From end + game.