CLOSED OUT Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

closed out

verb

past tense of close out

as in ended

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point the team closed out the season with major losses

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as in excluded

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of don't assume an attitude that closes out any possibility of a compromise

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as in shut

to stop the operations of failing health forced the cardiologist to close out his practice

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Recent Examples of closed out Castillo scored a team-high 11 points in the second half as Santa Clara closed out the win. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 Tiffany Hayes and Veronica Burton’s free throws closed out the win. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026 Both candidates, however, closed out the campaign’s final hours promising expensive new subsidies, highlighting the political difficulties of reining in public debt, which has increased under Lula by 10 percentage points to more than 82% of GDP. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The first-ever Banana Bowl closed out with the Texas Tailgaters winning 2-1 against the Savannah Bananas. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026 Louis Vuitton had barely closed out Paris fashion week when the fashion world had one of the biggest nights of the year—in London. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Humphrey closed out the service with an impassioned speech asking attendees to call their Senator to support a bill US. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026 Most of them took to the dance floor when Seal closed out the night by performing some of his biggest hits. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026 Ohana’s second night was closed out by Tyler Childers and is set to see a historic performance by Pearl Jam on Sunday. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Mitchell ended the night with 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 shooting on threes and seven assists.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
That ended a 144-minute scoreless streak for Angel City keeper Angelina Anderson.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of ended

Verb

The win offers hope to Americans who feel excluded from government and challenges the political force of rhetoric portraying Muslim faith and sharia as threats.

— Jacqueline GaNun, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Three of the other cars — a Bentley Bentayga, Lamborghini Huracán and Rolls Royce Cullinan — were excluded from forfeiture because Delgado had stopped making payments on them.

— Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of excluded

Verb

Guccione banned him from the editing room and finished the film himself.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026
The taste test and final results Of our four dogs, the two skinniest, Chico and Muffy, enjoyed the taste most and regularly finished their bowls without protest.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of finished

Verb

In 2022, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the IIHF banned the country from participating in international tournaments, citing security, safety and competition integrity concerns.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2026
This was not a surprise; Mexico’s Constitution banned slavery, and so, too, did the California state Constitution.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of banned

Verb

During the summer, heavy waves and erosion closed the rail line for several days.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
An iconic bridge used for decades by Outer Banks tourists is set to be closed and disassembled, but North Carolina officials have a plan to preserve its 300 spans – at the bottom of the Albemarle Sound.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of closed

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Lukas said a change to the outfit was decided on when those involved with the Super Bowl XXXVIII performance in Texas concluded the halftime show needed an edge.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
Looking past any short-term move, stocks tend to rally after the midterms have concluded.

— Sean Conlon, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of concluded

Verb

County officials reported a financial shortfall of more than $35 million this year and eliminated 150 positions in June to help balance the budget.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
And in April, the Mouse House eliminated about 1,000 roles, primarily as a result of D’Amaro’s formation of a consolidated enterprise marketing division under the leadership of Asad Ayaz, chief marketing and brand officer.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026