Synonyms of expiration

expiration

noun

ˌek-spə-ˈrā-shən 

1

as in demise

the act of ceasing to exist

directed that upon her expiration her splendid Italian-style villa be given to the public as a museum

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demise
• termination
• death
• dissolution
• expiry
• cessation
• dispersion
• destruction
• ending
• end
• passing
• discontinuance
• shutdown
• lapse
• close
• decease
• stoppage
• conclusion
• finish
• halt
• doom
• stop
• suicide
• shutoff
• annihilation
• surcease
• quietus
• ruin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beginning
• commencement
• onset
• birth
• start
• morning
• creation
• inception
• dawn
• existence
• outset
• launch
• genesis
• alpha
• prolongation
• persistence
• incipiency
• incipience
• initiation
• institution
• origination
• inauguration

2

as in cessation

the stopping of a process or activity

with the expiration of all brain activity there was no point in keeping the patient alive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cessation
• ending
• end
• halt
• conclusion
• close
• termination
• closure
• shutdown
• discontinuance
• discontinuation
• lapse
• cutoff
• stoppage
• stay
• cease
• stop
• arrest
• offset
• shutoff
• finish
• closedown
• surcease
• arrestment
• check
• pause
• suspension
• interruption
• phaseout
• moratorium
• abeyance
• layoff
• standstill
• break
• mop-up
• letup

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuation
• continuance
• extension
• persistence
• prolongation

3

as in death

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities

the cancer patient passed away sometime during the night, the exact moment of her expiration not being known

Synonyms & Similar Words

• death
• fate
• demise
• passing
• expiry
• doom
• dissolution
• decease
• end
• exit
• grave
• sleep
• passage
• curtains
• quietus
• great divide
• suicide
• assassination
• destruction
• ending
• execution
• fatality
• casualty
• martyrdom
• annihilation
• extermination
• slaughter
• killing
• massacre
• self-destruction
• ruin
• self-slaughter
• self-murder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• birth
• existence
• life
• creation
• nativity
• rise
• origination
• genesis

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expiration

Because of that exposure, consider closing or rolling the trade before expiration rather than holding it into settlement. — Julia Spina, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Electric vehicles accounted for just under 10% of US new car sales last year, and sales have faced difficulty following the expiration of a federal tax credit for EV buyers. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

After the decree’s expiration in 2018, Republicans ramped up their recruitment of poll watchers for the 2020 presidential election. — Mark Krasovic, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026

That drop coincided with the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits, which made marketplace coverage significantly more affordable, after Congress declined to extend them. — Amber Bellazaire, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026