Meanings
plural final reckonings
- JudaismcountableuncountableChristianitySynonym of judgement day (“the final trial of all humankind, both the living and the dead, by God expected to take place at the end of the world, when each is rewarded or punished according to their merits”).
Synonyms: apocalypse, Armageddon, day of judgment, doomsday, Final Judgment, Last Judgment, judgement day
- countablefigurativelyuncountableThe act of assessing the overall merits of something.
In the final reckoning, Spain paid the price for the Achilles heel that troubled them in the early stages of this competition, namely an inability to crown glorious passing and approach play with an end product.
2021 July 6, Phil McNulty, “Italy Beat Spain on Penalties: ‘Pure Theatre as Italy Present Formidable Obstacle in Final’”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2023
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of judgement day (“the final trial of all humankind, both the living and the dead, by God expected to take place at the end of the world, when each is rewarded or punished according to their merits”).
Origin
From final + reckoning (“act or occasion of accounting to God after death for one’s conduct in life”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish tilinteko
- tilintekoact of assessing the overall merits of something
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final reckoning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/final%20reckoning
“final reckoning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/final%20reckoning. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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