Antonyms for terminate
ˈtɜr məˌneɪtter·mi·nate

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1. terminate

   Abolish, to do away with, bring absolutely to an end, especially as something hostile, hindering, or harmful, was formerly used of persons and material objects, a usage now obsolete except in poetry or highly figurative speech. Abolish is now used of institutions, customs, and conditions, especially those wide-spread and long existing; as, to abolish slavery, ignorance, intemperance, poverty. A building that is burned to the ground is said to be destroyed by fire. Annihilate, as a philosophical term, signifies to put absolutely out of existence. As far as our knowledge goes, matter is never annihilated, but only changes its form. Some believe that the wicked will be annihilated. Abolish is not said of laws. There we use repeal, abrogate, nullify, etc.: repeal by the enacting body, nullify by revolutionary proceedings; a later statute abrogates, without formally repealing, any earlier law with which it conflicts. An appellate court may reverse or set aside the decision of an inferior court. Overthrow may be used in either a good or a bad sense; suppress is commonly in a good, subvert always in a bad sense; as, to subvert our liberties; to suppress a rebellion. The law prohibits what may never have existed; it abolishes an existing evil. We abate a nuisance, terminate a controversy. Compare CANCEL; DEMOLISH; EXTERMINATE.

   Antonyms:
   authorize, cherish, confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, introduce, legalize, promote, reinstate, renew, repair, restore, revive, set up, support, sustain

   Synonyms:
   abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, destroy, end, end, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, prohibit, remove, repeal, reverse, revoke, set aside, stamp out, subvert, supplant, suppress

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1. terminate

   Synonyms:
   limit, end, put an end to, close, finish, complete, stop, conclude

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1. end, terminateverb

   bring to an end or halt

   "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

   Synonyms:
   stop, give the sack, end, dismiss, give the axe, cease, give notice, can, finish, displace, send away, sack, fire, force out

2. end, stop, finish, terminate, ceaseverb

   have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

   "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

   Synonyms:
   eat up, block up, complete, sack, halt, can, arrest, give up, finish up, block off, hold back, end, give the axe, finish, block, displace, polish off, lay off, turn back, stop over, break off, break, fetch up, fire, land up, stop, blockade, hold on, wind up, bar, cease, barricade, discontinue, contain, end up, force out, give notice, kibosh, give the sack, intercept, dismiss, send away, quit, check

3. end, terminateverb

   be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

   "This sad scene ended the movie"

   Synonyms:
   stop, give the sack, end, dismiss, give the axe, cease, give notice, can, finish, displace, send away, sack, fire, force out

4. displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminateverb

   terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

   "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

   Synonyms:
   throw out, kindle, notify, depose, advise, gouge, go off, give the axe, burn, tin, can, apprize, rout out, plunder, enkindle, give the sack, put up, sack, end, give the bounce, evict, elicit, discount, finish, move, fire, stop, arouse, drive out, crowd out, brush off, squeeze out, give notice, open fire, usher out, displace, send packing, send word, apprise, dissolve, push aside, dismiss, give the gate, raise, clear, ignore, provoke, sack up, burn down, cease, squirt, rouse, brush aside, discharge, evoke, fuel, force out, preempt, eject, disregard, drop, send away, net

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1. initiate

   opposite of start

   though the physician initiated the conversation, it was terminated by the patient quickly.

   Submitted by acronimous on May 30, 2017  

How to use terminate in a sentence?

1. Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan:

   Read MoreAttempts could terminate those contracts if Read MoreAttempts want to, but Read MoreAttempts's going to be a very lengthy, messy process, we're going to have to go into settlement agreements with each individual contractor.

2. Julian Castro:

   Some of us on this stage have called to end that section, to terminate it, some, like Congressman O'Rourke, have not. And I want to challenge all of the candidates to do that.

3. Terrisa Bukovinac:

   Big Abortion has ensured that abortion remains unregulated, making in-clinic abortions indistinguishable from so-called ‘back alley’ abortions, abortion-vulnerable communities need economic and racial justice to address the root cause of abortion and the abysmal maternal mortality rate, especially for Black women, not the option to terminate the lives of our offspring!

4. John Matze:

   On January 29, 2021, the Parler board controlled by Rebekah Mercer decided to immediately terminate my position as CEO of Parler. I did not participate in this decision, over the past few months, I’ve met constant resistance to my product vision, my strong belief in free speech and my view of how the Parler site should be managed.

5. Meaghan Mobbs:

   It is tragic that this great institution is now being subjected to and hijacked by partisan action that serves no purpose and no greater good, make no mistake, the move to terminate duly appointed presidential appointees sets a dangerous precedent for future administrations and undermines our institutions.

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