closing

clos·ing

noun \ˈklō-ziŋ\

Definition of CLOSING

1

: a concluding part (as of a speech)

2

: a closable gap (as in an article of clothing)

3

: a meeting of parties to a real-estate deal for formally transferring title

Examples of CLOSING

1. the closing of the local school
2. We met with our lawyer before the closing on our new house.

First Known Use of CLOSING

1596

Related to CLOSING

Synonyms: capper, close, finale, conclusion, consummation, end, endgame, ending, finis, finish, grand finale, home stretch, mop-up, windup, wrap-up

Antonyms: baseline, beginning, dawn, day one, nascence, nascency, opening, start

Related Words: acme, apex, capstone, climax, copestone, coup de grâce (or coup de grace), crescendo, crown, culmination, high-water mark, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip-top, top, zenith; aftermath, anticlimax, coda, epilogue (also epilog), postscript; shank, tag end, tail end

Near Antonyms: foreword, introduction, overture, preamble, preface, prelude, prologue (also prolog)

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Rhymes with CLOSING

nosing