CLOSES OUT Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

closes out

verb

present tense third-person singular of close out

as in ends

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 excludes

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 shuts

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

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Recent Examples of closes out First-time headliners Riley Green and Zach Top will anchor the first two nights of the country music festival, before genre superstar Garth Brooks closes out the final night. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026 Miranda closes out her video with this statement, as well as a prediction that more brands will take up the mantle of effort-signaling content. — Lis Anderson, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Olivia Rodrigo, Alex Warren, JENNIE and more stars are making sure the month of August closes out with a packed weekend of new music releases. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026 But as the episode closes out on another flash-forward to Joe’s captivity, we’re reminded that the plan of escape from this hellish timeline only throws her deeper into its clutches. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026 This year, there are a few weeks to go until Labor Day closes out the season, so the summer stretch will easily rank as the highest-grossing since 2019, according to Rentrak. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026 The show closes out its five-season run stuck in a narrative rut. — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 The contemporary dance troupe closes out a 20-year run with its final three hometown shows, including works by choreographers Fernando Magadan, Cayetano Soto, Joan Rodriguez, Richard Siegal and Trey McIntyre. — Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 The evening closes out with a spirited and twerk-forward performance from Zara Larsson. — Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for closes out

Verb

Dive will follow an elite team of police divers and investigators who solve crimes that begin where the surface ends.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
Woods ends his comeback season with a dominant victory at the Tour Championship.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of ends

Verb

Germany’s culture minister said that plans to fund Berlin’s arts scene should not support cultural programming that excludes Jewish artists.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The sticking point in debate negotiations was over whether Marshall qualified under a provision in Nexstar’s national debate participation criteria that excludes candidates who didn’t raise at least 25% of their campaign funds from in-state donors.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of excludes

Verb

There’s a brief pause, and then my phone goes haywire, inundated with Bluetooth signal spam — new Airpods connections, contact requests, an avalanche of popups that make my phone basically unusable until Hedge shuts it off.

— Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
Both failures are expensive in flood response, since a miss floods a warehouse and a false alarm shuts one down for no reason.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of shuts

Verb

The annual promotion from the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, which usually concludes at the end of September, is still going at area restaurants, many of them joining for the first time.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
The name change will happen after the 2026 regular season concludes.

— Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of concludes

Verb

The encounter raised questions about enforcement of the state’s Trust Act, which places limits on immigration enforcement activities at Connecticut courthouses and bans the use of masks by law enforcement.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
Imagine the panic for the world’s most important fuel if the US bans exports.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of bans

Verb

Bonta has said that Ellison’s pledge for the two studios to release 30 films a year wasn’t enough to end the legal wrangling because prosecutors often are powerless to enforce conditions after a deal closes.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Jewish tradition never closes the gate on sincere repentance.

— Marc Schneier, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of closes

Verb

Atlanta finishes the regular season with back-to-back games at sixth-place New York (26-16).

— Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
The sandwiches are always prepared to order, and the bread, made using their own recipe, finishes baking just minutes before being served.

— Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026