CLOSING OUT Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

closing out

verb

present participle of close out

as in ending

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 excluding

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 closing (down)

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

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Recent Examples of closing out That is going to be an issue for closing out this series as well. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The person may have been closing out a bearish position or placing a bet the precious metal finds a floor around $375. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 The first curveball of the night came when word hit that Young was closing out the night, as opposed to Willie Nelson. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026 Amal Clooney is closing out summer with a major dose of dopamine dressing. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026 By Monday things will be back to business with a Burberry plaid trench closing out the week. — Phil Oh, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026 The president’s vow came during his keynote address closing out the first night of the Republican midterm convention. — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2026 Attorneys will present final arguments Tuesday — closing out an unusually long preliminary — and Graf plans to announce his decision from the bench, state courts spokesperson Tania Mashburn said. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 But back to the saloon, where Myrick is closing out the night with Bridgette Tatum. — Jacqueline Kehoe, Midwest Living, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for closing out

Verb

The Justice Department has sued California and other states over their trans-inclusive sports policies, and successfully threatened large hospitals into ending gender-affirming care programs.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
All the Washington Commanders needed to do was spike the ball and kick a game-ending field goal in overtime.

— Jake Kauderer, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of ending

Verb

At one point, excluding the end of the second quarter, the Ducks turned the ball over on six out of nine drives.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
China’s total debt-to-GDP ratio, excluding the financial sector, doubled since 2010 and has now topped 300%, Capital Economics estimated earlier this year.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of excluding

Verb

Authorities began shutting schools last week to take some steam out of the demonstrations after widespread damage to schools and mounting injuries among staff, students and police.

— NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Regenerating animals have remarkable ways of turning cell growth on when it’s needed and shutting it off once the missing tissue has been rebuilt.

— Junsu Kang, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of shutting

Verb

There's a certain simple logic to the thought of bringing down the price of fuel by banning its export.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
International efforts to negotiate a new framework banning all weapons in space have stalled because there is no agreement on what counts as a space weapon, among other things, according to Samson.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of banning

Verb

Now that the eleventh-hour challenge was denied, Paramount CEO David Ellison can move forward with closing the merger as planned.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
In September, California Department of Education spokesperson Scott Roark said closing Highlands in Twin Rivers Unified would not eliminate its debts, including what is owed to the state.

— Chaewon Chung Updated October 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of closing

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One&Only followed this with its villas winding up from the jetty to the central building at the peak, which houses the reception, boutique, and five distinctive dining options.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
More than 23 billion pairs of footwear are produced every year, with roughly a billion winding up in landfills.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of winding up

Verb

The Giants were shutting out the Titans, 12-0, at the start of Sunday’s fourth quarter.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Cypress Creek ended the state’s longest winless streak in a big way, shutting out Lake Buena Vista 32-0 to stop the Bears’ skid at 35 consecutive losses.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026