Synonyms for closure
ˈkloʊ ʒərclo·sure

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1. 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, closing, shutdown, shutting, stop, closedown, windup

2. closure, cloture, gag rule, gag lawnoun

   a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

   Synonyms:
   stop, block, settlement, shutdown, gag law, occlusion, law of closure, resolution, gag rule, cloture, blockage, closedown, stoppage, closing

3. closure, law of closurenoun

   a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric

   Synonyms:
   stop, block, settlement, shutdown, gag law, occlusion, law of closure, resolution, gag rule, cloture, blockage, closedown, stoppage, closing

4. settlement, resolution, closurenoun

   something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

   "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"

   Synonyms:
   colony, small town, block, firmness of purpose, liquidation, closedown, resolving power, stop, solving, answer, gag law, colonization, resoluteness, solution, solvent, cloture, resolve, stoppage, result, resolving, declaration, law of closure, settlement, closing, blockage, gag rule, shutdown, firmness, occlusion, village, resolution, colonisation

5. blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppagenoun

   an obstruction in a pipe or tube

   "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

   Synonyms:
   hitch, cube, blocking, full stop, stoppage, layover, cloture, law of closure, halt, plosive, gag law, diaphragm, pulley-block, pulley, arrest, closing, point, closedown, plosive speech sound, occlusion, cylinder block, check, occluded front, obstruction, mental block, engine block, full point, block, blockage, stop consonant, stopover, shutdown, stop, occlusive, city block, auction block, resolution, period, stay, pulley block, catch, plosive consonant, gag rule, settlement

6. blockage, closure, occlusionnoun

   the act of blocking

   Synonyms:
   block, gag law, occluded front, gag rule, obstruction, stoppage, cloture, blockage, occlusion, law of closure, settlement, closing, shutdown, stop, closedown, resolution

7. closure, closedown, closing, shutdownverb

   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, closing, shutdown, close, shutting, stop, closedown, resolution, windup

8. closure, clotureverb

   terminate debate by calling for a vote

   "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"

   Synonyms:
   cloture

Matched Categories

1. • Gestalt Law Of Organization
   • Approach
   • Decision Making
   • End
   • Obstruction

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1. List of paraphrases for "closure":

   closing, closures, close, closed, latch, shutdown, end, fence, decommissioning, conclusion, lock, concluding, shut-off, close-out, shut-down, blockade, shut, zipper, sealing, closeout, termination, fencing, abandonment

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How to use closure in a sentence?

1. Allie Reitnauer:

   The lack of communication is what's sad, they turned off comments so you couldn't ask any questions on the initial closure post.

2. Lisa Christensen:

   I did pay my respects. For me that was a closure, or at least I thought it was going to be a closure, we saw everything in court and on George Floyd unfoldedReplayMore Videos, but actually being there and seeing it felt... real to me. It helped me kind of close the door a bit. But it'll be with me forever.

3. Parker Amos:

   You want families to be able to have that closure.

4. Paul Kyumin Lee:

   The most urgent thing in my view is that we have to help provide closure by helping record their stories to the next generation and their family members in North Korea so that one day, we can deliver their messages or letters to them or even their descendants in North Korea.

5. European Council President Donald Tusk:

   As regards the Balkan route, we undertook action much too late, which resulted among others in the temporary closure of the borders inside Schengen, this is why our full cooperation with Italy and Malta today is a condition to avoid this scenario in the future.