Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun endgame

2 senses of endgame

Sense 1
endgame, end game -- (the final stages of an extended process of negotiation; "the diplomatic endgame")
       => end, last, final stage -- (the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie")

Sense 2
endgame, end game -- (the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board)
       => end, last, final stage -- (the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie")