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Synonyms for closing
ˈkloʊ zɪŋclos·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
shutting, closingnoun
the act of closing something
Synonyms:
shutdown, windup, closedown, end, shutting, conclusion, close, culmination, completion, mop up, ending, closureAntonyms:
opening, initiatory, first, starting, introductory, maiden, beginning(a), initiative, inauguralconclusion, end, close, closing, endingnoun
the last section of a communication
"in conclusion I want to say..."
Synonyms:
shutting, goal, termination, determination, end, closing curtain, conclusion, decision, finish, ending, culmination, terminal, death, mop up, ratiocination, close, finis, finale, stopping point, remainder, completion, remnant, destruction, shutdown, final stage, oddment, closedown, closure, windup, lastAntonyms:
opening, starting, initiatory, initiative, first, beginning(a), inaugural, introductory, maidenclosing, closurenoun
approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
"the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"
Synonyms:
block, gag law, completion, end, gag rule, conclusion, ending, culmination, resolution, stoppage, mop up, cloture, close, occlusion, blockage, law of closure, settlement, shutdown, shutting, stop, closedown, closure, windupAntonyms:
opening, maiden, initiatory, first, inaugural, beginning(a), initiative, introductory, startingclosure, closedown, closing, shutdownnoun
termination of operations
"they regretted the closure of the day care center"
Synonyms:
block, gag law, completion, end, gag rule, conclusion, ending, culmination, stoppage, mop up, cloture, blockage, occlusion, law of closure, settlement, shutdown, close, shutting, stop, closedown, resolution, windup, closureAntonyms:
opening, starting, initiative, inaugural, first, beginning(a), maiden, initiatory, introductorycompletion, culmination, closing, windup, mop upadjective
a concluding action
Synonyms:
shutdown, windup, closedown, end, shutting, climax, apogee, mop up, pass completion, culmination, completion, conclusion, ending, close, closureAntonyms:
opening, introductory, first, maiden, initiatory, starting, initiative, inaugural, beginning(a)closingadjective
final or ending
"the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks"
Antonyms:
opening, first, initiative, maiden, inaugural, starting, introductory, beginning(a), initiatory
Matched Categories
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
closingadjective
Synonyms:
concluding, finalclosingnoun
Synonyms:
stopping up, obstruction, blockade, occlusion, peroration
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#126 | last | |
#317 | end | |
#735 | close | |
#820 | final | |
#967 | death | |
#1038 | stop | |
#1128 | decision | |
#1488 | resolution | |
#1662 | block | |
#1888 | ending | |
#1896 | goal | |
#1958 | closed | |
#2674 | finish | |
#3411 | lock | |
#3528 | terminal | |
#3841 | completion | |
#4037 | conclusion | |
#4038 | closing | |
#4075 | settlement | |
#4123 | determination | |
#5264 | destruction | |
#5505 | shut | |
#6054 | termination | |
#7169 | closure | |
#8175 | fence | |
#8648 | conclude | |
#9174 | remainder | |
#12190 | shutdown | |
#12739 | fencing | |
#15807 | sealing | |
#16073 | finale | |
#16461 | bridging | |
#17158 | concluding | |
#17550 | closures | |
#17713 | climax | |
#18818 | latch | |
#21008 | terminating | |
#23586 | shutting | |
#25404 | remnant | |
#33033 | occlusion | |
#33152 | culmination | |
#35333 | apogee | |
#37894 | blockage | |
#48365 | stoppage | |
#59293 | cloture | |
#70504 | finis | |
#101879 | windup | |
#238075 | closedown | |
#326816 | ratiocination |
How to use closing in a sentence?
Have you ever been out for a late autumn walk in the closing part of the afternoon, and suddenly looked up to realize that the leaves have practically all gone And the sun has set and the day gone before you knew it - and with that a cold wind blows across the landscape That's retirement.
The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party when the masks are dropped.
And so faith is closing your eyes and following the breath of your soul down to the bottom of life, where existence and nonexistence have merged into irrelevance. All that matters is the little part you play in the vast drama.
We are not discussing closing due to mumps, the Philadelphia Health Department does not recommend closing the university [ as ] The Philadelphia Health Department will not stop the ongoing spread of mumps.
To conclude that women are unfitted to the task of our historic society seems to me the equivalent of closing male eyes to female facts.
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