CLOSEDOWN Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of close (down)

as in to shut

to stop the operations of the coal mine was closed down in the 1930s

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closedown

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noun

ˈklōz-ˌdau̇n

as in cessation

the stopping of a process or activity ordered a closedown of operations until the cause of the mine explosion could be determined

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Recent Examples of close (down)

Noun

During the closedown period, the amount of sand taken from the beach will be lowered to a maximum of 240,000 tons a year from an average of almost 300,000 that state regulators say had been taken out over the past three decades. — Jim Carlton, WSJ, 13 July 2017

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Verb

Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline, a highly strategic network that transports crude oil from the kingdom’s eastern coast to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea, following the damage caused by a drone attack.

— Anniek Bao,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Picture three competing CEOs, worried that their product might kill people, hopping on a conference call to discuss shutting it all down for a while.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of shut

Noun

But that was wartime—and the cessation of hostilities generated new complexities.

— Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
There were also successful campaigns in Colorado and other states to increase the price of tobacco, a policy move proven to reduce smoking in adults and youth and fund prevention and cessation efforts.

— Susan Morrisey, STAT, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of cessation

Verb

Connected information can help close that gap by allowing organizations to identify patterns and engage customers before an issue becomes a larger business problem.

— Suresh Rajapakse, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The account the VanDoeselaars wired the money to has since closed, the couple said.

— Emily Elconin for CNN, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of close

Noun

So, while the model maintains a steady flow of minidresses (spanning her modish orange number from Oddli to a piece of beige Valentino vintage), summer is, in fact, ending.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
In non-linear lyric forms, the following collections braid love’s ruthless endings with its tenderest beginnings.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of ending

Noun

The motions precede understanding as the lines perpetually reverse, halt, and cascade toward discovery—more scar, than solution.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Ultimately, Cramer said his conversations at Dreamforce left him confident the industry has time to address AI’s risks without bringing development to a halt.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of halt

Noun

Last October, during what became the longest government shutdown in American history, the President posted a series of photographs of his renovation of the White House’s Lincoln Bathroom.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
That combination of mobility, length and assertiveness fuels belief that Šmits can be a shutdown NHL defender.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of shutdown

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