Phrase guide

final reckoning

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌfaɪnl̩ ˈɹɛk(ə)nɪŋ/
  • General-American: /ˌfaɪn(ə)l ˈɹɛk(ə)nɪŋ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym 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”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Judaism, countable, uncountable

Topics: Christianity, Islam, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: apocalypse, Armageddon, day of judgment, doomsday, Final Judgment, Last Judgment, judgement day

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of assessing the overall merits of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From final + reckoning (“act or occasion of accounting to God after death for one’s conduct in life”).

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: tilinteko — act of assessing the overall merits of something