| termination | | |
| n. (time) | 1. expiration, expiry, termination | a coming to an end of a contract period.; "the expiry of his driver's license" |
| ~ end, ending | the point in time at which something ends.; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" |
| n. (location) | 2. end point, endpoint, termination, terminus | a place where something ends or is complete. |
| ~ end, terminal | 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" |
| n. (event) | 3. final result, outcome, result, resultant, termination | something that results.; "he listened for the results on the radio" |
| ~ conclusion, ending, finish | event whose occurrence ends something.; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" |
| ~ denouement | the outcome of a complex sequence of events. |
| ~ deal | the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement).; "he got a good deal on his car" |
| ~ decision | the outcome of a game or contest.; "the team dropped three decisions in a row" |
| ~ decision | (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred.; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent" |
| ~ aftermath, consequence | the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual. |
| ~ just deserts, poetic justice | an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically). |
| ~ separation | the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal). |
| ~ sequel, subsequence | something that follows something else. |
| ~ worst | the least favorable outcome.; "the worst that could happen" |
| n. (communication) | 4. ending, termination | the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme).; "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending" |
| ~ morpheme | minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units. |
| ~ postfix, suffix | an affix that is added at the end of the word. |
| ~ inflectional ending, inflectional suffix | an inflection that is added at the end of a root word. |
| n. (act) | 5. conclusion, ending, termination | the act of ending something.; "the termination of the agreement" |
| ~ abort | the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed.; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area" |
| ~ demonetisation, demonetization | ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country. |
| ~ change of state | the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics. |
| ~ tone ending, release | (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone. |
| ~ mop up, windup, completion, culmination, closing | a concluding action. |
| ~ retirement | withdrawal from your position or occupation. |
| ~ relinquishing, relinquishment | the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.. |
| ~ breakup, dissolution | the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations). |
| ~ overthrow | the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force). |
| ~ adjournment, dissolution | the termination of a meeting. |
| ~ dismission, sacking, liberation, dismissal, firing, release, discharge, sack | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart). |
| ~ destruction, devastation | the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists. |
| ~ kill, putting to death, killing | the act of terminating a life. |
| ~ abolishment, abolition | the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery).; "the abolition of capital punishment" |
| ~ liquidation, settlement | termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities. |
| ~ drug withdrawal, withdrawal | the termination of drug taking. |
| ~ closedown, shutdown, closing, closure | termination of operations.; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" |
| ~ extinguishing, quenching, extinction | the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning.; "the extinction of the lights" |
| ~ fade, disappearance | gradually ceasing to be visible. |
| ~ abortion | termination of pregnancy. |
| ~ defusing, deactivation | the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb). |
| ~ discontinuance, discontinuation | the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent). |
| accomplish | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill | put in effect.; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" |
| ~ complete, finish | come or bring to a finish or an end.; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours" |
| ~ follow out, follow up, put through, carry out, follow through, implement, go through | pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue.; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" |
| ~ get over | to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end.; "Let's get this job over with"; "It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task" |
| ~ run | carry out.; "run an errand" |
| ~ consummate | make perfect; bring to perfection. |
| ~ consummate | fulfill sexually.; "consummate a marriage" |
| ~ effect, effectuate, set up | produce.; "The scientists set up a shock wave" |
| ~ do, perform | get (something) done.; "I did my job" |
| ~ discharge, dispatch, complete | complete or carry out.; "discharge one's duties" |
| v. (social) | 2. accomplish, achieve, attain, reach | to gain with effort.; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" |
| ~ score | get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance.; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200" |
| ~ get to, progress to, reach, make | reach a goal, e.g.,.; "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade" |
| ~ bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, come through, win | attain success or reach a desired goal.; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" |
| ~ begin | achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative.; "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war" |
| ~ come to, strike | attain.; "The horse finally struck a pace" |
| ~ culminate | reach the highest or most decisive point. |
| ~ compass | bring about; accomplish.; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass" |
| ~ average | achieve or reach on average.; "He averaged a C" |
| ~ finagle, wangle, manage | achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods. |
| complete | | |
| v. (change) | 1. complete, finish | come or bring to a finish or an end.; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours" |
| ~ close | finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead.; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning" |
| ~ terminate, end | 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" |
| ~ top off, top | finish up or conclude.; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne" |
| ~ finish off, finish up, get through, polish off, clear up, wrap up, mop up | finish a task completely.; "I finally got through this homework assignment" |
| ~ see through | remain with until completion.; "I must see the job through" |
| ~ finish out, round out | fill out.; "These studies round out the results of many years of research" |
| ~ follow out, follow up, put through, carry out, follow through, implement, go through | pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue.; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" |
| ~ accomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute | put in effect.; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" |
| v. (change) | 2. complete | bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements.; "A child would complete the family" |
| ~ fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense.; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" |
| v. (social) | 3. complete, discharge, dispatch | complete or carry out.; "discharge one's duties" |
| ~ accomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute | put in effect.; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" |
| v. (competition) | 4. complete, nail | complete a pass. |
| ~ football, football game | any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal. |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| v. (communication) | 5. complete, fill in, fill out, make out | write all the required information onto a form.; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form" |
| ~ set down, write down, get down, put down | put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.. |
| adj. | 6. complete | having every necessary or normal part or component or step.; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" |
| ~ whole | including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete.; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread" |
| ~ out-and-out, right-down, sheer, absolute, downright, rank | complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers.; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity" |
| ~ completed, realised, realized, accomplished | successfully completed or brought to an end.; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him" |
| ~ all | completely given to or absorbed by.; "became all attention" |
| ~ all-or-none, all-or-nothing | occurring completely or not occurring at all. |
| ~ all-out, full-scale | using all available resources.; "all-out war"; "a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants" |
| ~ allover | covering the entire surface.; "an allover pattern"; "got an allover tan" |
| ~ clean | thorough and without qualification.; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break" |
| ~ completed | caught.; "a completed forward pass" |
| ~ utter, dead | complete.; "came to a dead stop"; "utter seriousness" |
| ~ exhaustive, thoroughgoing, thorough | performed comprehensively and completely.; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research" |
| ~ fleshed out, full-clad | given substance or detail; completed.; "did not spring full-clad from his imagination"; "a plan fleshed out with statistics and details" |
| ~ total, full | complete in extent or degree and in every particular.; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster" |
| ~ full-blown | having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness.; "a full-blown financial crisis" |
| ~ full-dress | complete in every respect.; "a full-dress debate"; "a full-dress investigation" |
| ~ good | thorough.; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning" |
| ~ hearty | without reservation.; "hearty support" |
| ~ self-contained | constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself.; "the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities" |
| ~ sound | thorough.; "a sound thrashing" |
| ~ stand-alone | capable of operating independently. |
| ~ comprehensive | including all or everything.; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" |
| adj. | 7. complete, consummate | perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities.; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance" |
| ~ perfect | being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish.; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day" |
| adj. | 8. accomplished, complete | highly skilled.; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician" |
| ~ skilled | having or showing or requiring special skill.; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" |
| adj. | 9. arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" |
| ~ unmitigated | not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier.; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie" |
| adj. | 10. all over, complete, concluded, ended, over, terminated | having come or been brought to a conclusion.; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" |
| ~ finished | ended or brought to an end.; "are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript" |
| conclude | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. conclude, reason, reason out | decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion.; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house" |
| ~ cerebrate, cogitate, think | use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments.; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" |
| ~ induce | reason or establish by induction. |
| ~ deduce, derive, infer, deduct | reason by deduction; establish by deduction. |
| ~ syllogise, syllogize | reason by syllogisms. |
| ~ feel, find | come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds.; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining" |
| ~ deduce, infer | conclude by reasoning; in logic. |
| ~ gather | conclude from evidence.; "I gather you have not done your homework" |
| ~ extrapolate, generalize, generalise, infer | draw from specific cases for more general cases. |
| v. (cognition) | 2. conclude | bring to a close.; "The committee concluded the meeting" |
| ~ terminate, end | 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" |
| ~ perorate | conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation. |
| v. (communication) | 3. conclude, resolve | reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation. |
| ~ square off, settle, square up, determine | settle conclusively; come to terms.; "We finally settled the argument" |
| ~ agree, concur, concord, hold | be in accord; be in agreement.; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" |
| v. (stative) | 4. close, conclude | come to a close.; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin" |
| ~ end, cease, terminate, finish, stop | 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" |
| v. (communication) | 5. conclude | reach agreement on.; "They concluded an economic agreement"; "We concluded a cease-fire" |
| ~ agree | achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose.; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman" |
| finish | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. coating, finish, finishing | a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance).; "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly" |
| ~ decorativeness | an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive. |
| ~ glaze | a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.. |
| ~ shoeshine | a shiny finish put on shoes with polish and buffing.; "his trousers had a sharp crease and you could see your reflection in his shoeshine" |
| n. (time) | 2. close, conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point | the temporal end; the concluding time.; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" |
| ~ end, ending | the point in time at which something ends.; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" |
| n. (state) | 3. cultivation, culture, finish, polish, refinement | a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality.; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art" |
| ~ flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection | the state of being without a flaw or defect. |
| n. (location) | 4. destination, finish, goal | the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey).; "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view" |
| ~ end, terminal | 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" |
| ~ finish line, finishing line | a line indicating the location of the finish of a race. |
| n. (event) | 5. finish | designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race).; "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ standoff, draw, tie | the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided.; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" |
| ~ photo finish | in general, any very close finish; in particular, a finish of a race in which the contestants are so close together that the winner must be determined from a photograph taken at the instant of finishing. |
| ~ runner-up finish, second-place finish | a finish in second place (as in a race). |
| ~ third-place finish | a finish in third place (as in a race). |
| n. (event) | 6. finish | the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict).; "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish" |
| ~ downfall, ruination, ruin | failure that results in a loss of position or reputation. |
| n. (event) | 7. conclusion, ending, finish | event whose occurrence ends something.; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ final stage, end, last | the concluding parts of an event or occurrence.; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" |
| ~ final result, outcome, resultant, result, termination | something that results.; "he listened for the results on the radio" |
| ~ foregone conclusion, matter of course | an inevitable ending. |
| ~ demolition, wipeout, destruction | an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something. |
| ~ omega, z | the ending of a series or sequence.; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end" |
| ~ stop, halt | the event of something ending.; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill" |
| ~ triumph, victory | a successful ending of a struggle or contest.; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense" |
| ~ defeat, licking | an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest.; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking" |
| n. (cognition) | 8. finish | (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed).; "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish" |
| ~ gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation | the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus.; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" |
| ~ tasting | a small amount (especially of food or wine). |
| n. (act) | 9. finish, finishing | the act of finishing.; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause" |
| ~ closing curtain, finis, close, finale | the concluding part of any performance. |
| ~ mop up, windup, completion, culmination, closing | a concluding action. |
| v. (change) | 10. end up, fetch up, finish, finish up, land up, wind up | finally be or do something.; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| v. (stative) | 11. cease, end, finish, stop, terminate | 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" |
| ~ pass away | go out of existence.; "She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away" |
| ~ lapse | end, at least for a long time.; "The correspondence lapsed" |
| ~ cut out | cease operating.; "The pump suddenly cut out" |
| ~ go out | become extinguished.; "The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark" |
| ~ adjourn, recess, break up | close at the end of a session.; "The court adjourned" |
| ~ disappear, vanish | cease to exist.; "An entire civilization vanished" |
| ~ climax, culminate | end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage.; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace" |
| ~ run out | become used up; be exhausted.; "Our supplies finally ran out" |
| ~ run low, run short, go | to be spent or finished.; "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest" |
| ~ disappear, vanish, go away | become invisible or unnoticeable.; "The effect vanished when day broke" |
| ~ conclude, close | come to a close.; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin" |
| ~ come out, turn out | result or end.; "How will the game turn out?" |
| ~ discontinue | come to or be at an end.; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31" |
| ~ break | come to an end.; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday" |
| v. (contact) | 12. finish | provide with a finish.; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly" |
| ~ coat, surface | put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface.; "coat the cake with chocolate" |
| ~ dress | put a finish on.; "dress the surface smooth" |
| ~ broom | finish with a broom. |
| v. (consumption) | 13. eat up, finish, polish off | finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table.; "She polished off the remaining potatoes" |
| ~ eat | take in solid food.; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" |
| ~ tuck away, tuck in, put away | eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food.; "My son tucked in a whole pizza" |
| v. (change) | 14. finish | cause to finish a relationship with somebody.; "That finished me with Mary" |
| ~ terminate, end | 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" |
| graduate | | |
| n. (person) | 1. alum, alumna, alumnus, grad, graduate | a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university). |
| ~ ivy leaguer | a student or graduate at an Ivy League school. |
| ~ old boy | a former male pupil of a school. |
| ~ bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student | a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. graduate | a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts. |
| ~ graduated cylinder | a cylindrical graduate. |
| ~ measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something. |
| v. (possession) | 3. graduate | receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies.; "She graduated in 1990" |
| ~ receive, have | get something; come into possession of.; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" |
| v. (possession) | 4. graduate | confer an academic degree upon.; "This school graduates 2,000 students each year" |
| ~ bestow, confer | present.; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" |
| ~ graduate | receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies.; "She graduated in 1990" |
| v. (change) | 5. calibrate, fine-tune, graduate | make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring.; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder" |
| ~ adjust, correct, set | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" |
| adj. | 6. graduate, postgraduate | of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree.; "graduate courses" |
| ~ high | greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount.; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" |
| adjourn | | |
| v. (change) | 1. adjourn, break up, recess | close at the end of a session.; "The court adjourned" |
| ~ end, cease, terminate, finish, stop | 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" |
| v. (social) | 2. adjourn, retire, withdraw | break from a meeting or gathering.; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" |
| ~ seclude, sequestrate, sequester, withdraw | keep away from others.; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" |
| ~ close down, close up, shut down, close, fold | cease to operate or cause to cease operating.; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop" |
| ~ prorogue | adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body. |
| ~ foregather, forgather, assemble, gather, meet | collect in one place.; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" |
| conclude | | |
| end | | |
| n. (location) | 1. end, terminal | 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" |
| ~ bitter end | (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt. |
| ~ bitthead | the upper end of a bitt. |
| ~ heel | the lower end of a ship's mast. |
| ~ point | sharp end.; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" |
| ~ magnetic pole, pole | one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated. |
| ~ railhead | the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway. |
| ~ terminus | either end of a railroad or bus route. |
| ~ yardarm | either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship. |
| ~ nerve end, nerve ending | the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse. |
| ~ telomere | either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome.; "telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together" |
| ~ heel | one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread. |
| ~ end point, endpoint, terminus, termination | a place where something ends or is complete. |
| ~ destination, goal, finish | the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey).; "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view" |
| ~ extremity | the outermost or farthest region or point. |
| ~ tip | the extreme end of something; especially something pointed. |
| n. (time) | 2. end, ending | the point in time at which something ends.; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" |
| ~ last, death | the time at which life ends; continuing until dead.; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last" |
| ~ demise, dying, death | the time when something ends.; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes" |
| ~ period | the end or completion of something.; "death put a period to his endeavors"; "a change soon put a period to my tranquility" |
| ~ point in time, point | an instant of time.; "at that point I had to leave" |
| ~ year-end | the end of a calendar year.; "he had to unload the merchandise before the year-end" |
| ~ close, finis, last, stopping point, finale, finish, conclusion | the temporal end; the concluding time.; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" |
| ~ cease | (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end. |
| ~ fag end, tail end, tail | the time of the last part of something.; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" |
| ~ last gasp | the point of death or exhaustion or completion.; "the last gasp of the cold war" |
| ~ expiration, expiry, termination | a coming to an end of a contract period.; "the expiry of his driver's license" |
| ~ terminal point, terminus ad quem, limit | final or latest limiting point. |
| n. (event) | 3. end, final stage, last | the concluding parts of an event or occurrence.; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" |
| ~ conclusion, ending, finish | event whose occurrence ends something.; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" |
| ~ end game, endgame | the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board. |
| ~ end game, endgame | the final stages of an extended process of negotiation.; "the diplomatic endgame" |
| ~ homestretch | the end of an enterprise.; "they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed" |
| ~ passing | the end of something.; "the passing of winter" |
| n. (cognition) | 4. end, goal | the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it.; "the ends justify the means" |
| ~ cognitive content, mental object, content | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned. |
| ~ plan of action | a plan for actively doing something. |
| ~ objective, aim, object, target | the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable).; "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" |
| ~ bourn, bourne | an archaic term for a goal or destination. |
| ~ end-all | the ultimate goal.; "human beings are not the end-all of evolution" |
| ~ destination, terminus | the ultimate goal for which something is done. |
| ~ no-goal | a nonexistent goal.; "he lived without a reason progressing toward no-goal" |
| ~ aim, intent, intention, purpose, design | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" |
| ~ intention | (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal.; "his intentions are entirely honorable" |
| n. (cognition) | 5. end | a final part or section.; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end" |
| ~ division, section, part | one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole.; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" |
| n. (state) | 6. death, destruction, end | a final state.; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| n. (location) | 7. end | the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object.; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'" |
| ~ surface | the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object.; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface" |
| n. (person) | 8. end | (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage.; "the end managed to hold onto the pass" |
| ~ football, football game | any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal. |
| ~ lineman | one of the players on the line of scrimmage. |
| ~ split end | (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen. |
| ~ tight end | (football) an offensive end who lines up close to the tackle. |
| n. (location) | 9. end | a boundary marking the extremities of something.; "the end of town" |
| ~ boundary, bounds, bound | the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something. |
| n. (location) | 10. end | one of two places from which people are communicating to each other.; "the phone rang at the other end"; "both ends wrote at the same time" |
| ~ place, spot, topographic point | a point located with respect to surface features of some region.; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" |
| n. (act) | 11. end | the part you are expected to play.; "he held up his end" |
| ~ contribution, share, part | the part played by a person in bringing about a result.; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work" |
| n. (communication) | 12. close, closing, conclusion, end, ending | the last section of a communication.; "in conclusion I want to say..." |
| ~ anticlimax, bathos | a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one. |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| ~ epilog, epilogue | a short passage added at the end of a literary work.; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters" |
| ~ epilog, epilogue | a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play. |
| ~ peroration | (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration.; "he summarized his main points in his peroration" |
| ~ coda, finale | the closing section of a musical composition. |
| ~ recital, yarn, narration | the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events.; "his narration was hesitant" |
| ~ speech, address | the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience.; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets" |
| n. (artifact) | 13. end, oddment, remainder, remnant | a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold. |
| ~ fag end | the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope. |
| ~ piece of cloth, piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric. |
| n. (act) | 14. end | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage.; "no one wanted to play end" |
| ~ lineman | (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage. |
| ~ football team, eleven | a team that plays football. |
| v. (change) | 15. end, terminate | 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" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ close out | terminate.; "We closed out our account" |
| ~ finish | cause to finish a relationship with somebody.; "That finished me with Mary" |
| ~ abort | terminate before completion.; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer" |
| ~ culminate | bring to a head or to the highest point.; "Seurat culminated pointillism" |
| ~ lift, raise | put an end to.; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege" |
| ~ ax, axe | terminate.; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it" |
| ~ stamp out, kill | end or extinguish by forceful means.; "Stamp out poverty!" |
| ~ dissolve, break up | come to an end.; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up" |
| ~ dissolve, break up | bring the association of to an end or cause to break up.; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company" |
| ~ break off, discontinue, stop, break | prevent completion.; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations" |
| ~ break, interrupt | terminate.; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" |
| ~ crush out, press out, stub out, extinguish | extinguish by crushing.; "stub out your cigar" |
| ~ finalise, finalize, nail down, settle | make final; put the last touches on; put into final form.; "let's finalize the proposal" |
| ~ complete, finish | come or bring to a finish or an end.; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours" |
| ~ closure, cloture | terminate debate by calling for a vote.; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion" |
| ~ resolve, adjudicate, decide, settle | bring to an end; settle conclusively.; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance" |
| ~ conclude | bring to a close.; "The committee concluded the meeting" |
| ~ close | complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement.; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building" |
| ~ phase out | terminate gradually. |
| ~ close | finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.).; "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board" |
| ~ end, cease, terminate, finish, stop | 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" |
| v. (stative) | 16. end, terminate | be the end of; be the last or concluding part of.; "This sad scene ended the movie" |
| ~ close | cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop. |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (creation) | 17. end | put an end to.; "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived" |
| ~ destroy, destruct | do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of.; "The fire destroyed the house" |
| terminate | | |
| v. (social) | 1. can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position.; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" |
| ~ retire | make (someone) retire.; "The director was retired after the scandal" |
| ~ pension off | let go from employment with an attractive pension.; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile" |
| ~ clean out | force out.; "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers" |
| ~ furlough, lay off | dismiss, usually for economic reasons.; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized" |
| ~ squeeze out | force out.; "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts" |
| ~ remove | remove from a position or an office. |
| ~ send away, send packing, dismiss, drop | stop associating with.; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" |
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