Synonyms for terminal
ˈtɜr mə nlter·mi·nal

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. terminal

   Synonyms:
   final, ultimate, marginal

   Antonyms:
   central, primal, preconclusive

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1. terminal, terminus, depotnoun

   station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

   Synonyms:
   term, terminus, terminal figure, end, endpoint, end point, entrepot, storehouse, store, storage, termination, depot, destination, pole

   Antonyms:
   next-to-last, nonfatal, antepenultimate, opening, junior(a), sophomore(a), in-between, penultimate, second-year, gray, intermediate, grey, third-year, halfway, subterminal, mediate, middle

2. terminal, polenoun

   a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves

   Synonyms:
   terminus, end, perch, celestial pole, magnetic pole, rod, depot, pole

   Antonyms:
   next-to-last, subterminal, antepenultimate, middle, opening, in-between, second-year, nonfatal, gray, sophomore(a), third-year, junior(a), intermediate, grey, penultimate, halfway, mediate

3. end, terminalnoun

   either extremity of something that has length

   "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"

   Synonyms:
   goal, remainder, terminus, last, conclusion, end, ending, pole, death, depot, destruction, remnant, closing, close, final stage, oddment

   Antonyms:
   sophomore(a), subterminal, grey, next-to-last, third-year, in-between, intermediate, middle, halfway, antepenultimate, penultimate, nonfatal, mediate, second-year, junior(a), opening, gray

4. terminaladjective

   electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display

   Synonyms:
   terminus, end, depot, pole

   Antonyms:
   grey, second-year, next-to-last, in-between, antepenultimate, gray, halfway, sophomore(a), intermediate, third-year, penultimate, opening, nonfatal, middle, mediate, junior(a), subterminal

5. terminaladjective

   of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route

   "freight pickup is a terminal service"; "terminal charges"

   Synonyms:
   concluding, final, last

   Antonyms:
   middle, subterminal, halfway, third-year, junior(a), sophomore(a), next-to-last, intermediate, nonfatal, opening, gray, mediate, antepenultimate, second-year, grey, in-between, penultimate

6. terminaladjective

   relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time

   "terminal examinations"; "terminal payments"

   Synonyms:
   concluding, final, last

   Antonyms:
   second-year, in-between, gray, penultimate, sophomore(a), subterminal, opening, antepenultimate, junior(a), mediate, next-to-last, intermediate, grey, nonfatal, middle, third-year, halfway

7. terminaladjective

   being or situated at an end

   "the endmost pillar"; "terminal buds on a branch"; "a terminal station"; "the terminal syllable"

   Synonyms:
   concluding, final, last

   Antonyms:
   third-year, intermediate, second-year, junior(a), next-to-last, subterminal, antepenultimate, opening, nonfatal, halfway, penultimate, sophomore(a), grey, gray, mediate, middle, in-between

8. concluding, final, last, terminaladjective

   occurring at or forming an end or termination

   "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"

   Synonyms:
   last-place, lowest, utmost, last(a), concluding, final, net, last

   Antonyms:
   grey, next-to-last, third-year, gray, nonfatal, second-year, antepenultimate, middle, halfway, mediate, in-between, sophomore(a), penultimate, subterminal, intermediate, junior(a), opening

9. terminaladjective

   causing or ending in or approaching death

   "a terminal patient"; "terminal cancer"

   Synonyms:
   concluding, final, last

   Antonyms:
   in-between, sophomore(a), intermediate, grey, mediate, second-year, gray, next-to-last, third-year, nonfatal, subterminal, penultimate, halfway, junior(a), opening, middle, antepenultimate

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. terminaladjective

   Synonyms:
   limiting, bounding

2. terminaladjective

   Synonyms:
   final, ultimate

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1. List of paraphrases for "terminal":

   terminals, pier, piers, terminus, lug, pin, end-stage, terminai, station, ferry, final, stations, marshalling, termini

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1. Douglas Noel Adams:

   A computer terminal is not some clunky old television with a typewriter in front of it. It is an interface where the mind and body can connect with the universe and move bits of it about. (from Mostly Harmless)

2. Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz:

   We have proposals on this and perhaps including an LNG terminal, the construction of an integrated energy complex could be on the table.

3. Helen Hayes:

   There is only one terminal dignity -- love.

4. Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz:

   We can do this project but it will not be a transit project, we have proposals on this and perhaps including an LNG terminal, the construction of an integrated energy complex could be on the table.

5. Dwight D Eisenhower:

   Unlike presidential administrations, problems rarely have terminal dates.