Synonyms for closing
ˈkloʊ zɪŋclos·ing

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1. shutting, closingnoun

   the act of closing something

   Synonyms:
   shutdown, windup, closedown, end, shutting, conclusion, close, culmination, completion, mop up, ending, closure

   Antonyms:
   opening, initiatory, first, starting, introductory, maiden, beginning(a), initiative, inaugural

2. conclusion, 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, last

   Antonyms:
   opening, starting, initiatory, initiative, first, beginning(a), inaugural, introductory, maiden

3. closing, 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, windup

   Antonyms:
   opening, maiden, initiatory, first, inaugural, beginning(a), initiative, introductory, starting

4. closure, 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, closure

   Antonyms:
   opening, starting, initiative, inaugural, first, beginning(a), maiden, initiatory, introductory

5. completion, 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, closure

   Antonyms:
   opening, introductory, first, maiden, initiatory, starting, initiative, inaugural, beginning(a)

6. 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

1. • Approach
   • Motion
   • Termination

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1. closingadjective

   Synonyms:
   concluding, final

2. closingnoun

   Synonyms:
   stopping up, obstruction, blockade, occlusion, peroration

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1. List of paraphrases for "closing":

   closure, concluding, close, end, conclusion, latch, fence, close-out, shutdown, sealing, final, closed, lock, conclude, closures, terminating, fencing, shutting, bridging, shut, termination, finish

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How to use closing in a sentence?

1. Haakon Bruun-Hanssen:

   They are closing the gap in a number of areas.

2. Mark Elliott:

   It is the smaller businesses that needed to be at the front of the aid line, in the best of times, smaller businesses are fragile. In our industry, especially, we can be inches from closing our doors.

3. Chief Executive John Lowe:

   We have decided to recall everything currently on retailer shelves, and we are closing our scoop shops until we are 100 percent confident every item we sell is safe.

4. Lakshheish M Patel:

   SBI Cap security brokerage firm has again frozen and blocked all entry to their web trading platform to not allow its traders to do transaction at the closing hours

5. Lo Chih-cheng:

   Her nomination indicates the unity of the KMT, closing the gap between her and the DPP( Democratic Progressive Party) rival, hung embraces the.