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 Beginning in March, Leo Fincham and Rowan Please will make their way through New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and other major cities, before closing out the 20-date jaunt in Toronto. — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026 The Brewers now send out their best pitcher to the mound in hopes of closing out the season. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Timothée Chalamet is closing out his Dune chapter with his most shocking physical transformation to date. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for closing out

Verb

As the company navigates fierce critics and a wave of communities outside the Atlanta area ending their contracts, Flock has been tightening some standards on its own, nationwide.

— Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Jones later threw an interception in the end zone from the Georgia 3, ending any chance for a miraculous comeback with five minutes to go in the third.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of ending

Verb

As a cause of death, hyperthermia often is diagnosed by excluding every other possibility, since body temperature at the time of death is not always available or knowable.

— Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Focus Features has acquired the rest of the world (excluding Italy, Scandinavia, Portugal, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America) with Universal Pictures International set to handle international distribution for the studio.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of excluding

Verb

Failing infrastructure In Miami Shores, the waters submerged the city’s golf course, shutting it down for days to dry out.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Friday was the fourth time in the past month that Israel imposed restrictions across the territory, shutting gates and checkpoints connecting Palestinian villages to major roads.

— Shlomo Mor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of shutting

Verb

After finishing second in the first round, Lula stepped up his digital mobilization efforts to expand his reach and turn support into votes.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
But Hardaway’s shooting struggles continued, finishing Saturday’s defeat with five points on 1-of-6 shooting from the field and 0-of-5 shooting on threes in 21 minutes off the bench.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of finishing

Verb

The park sits on the site of the former Les Bois Park, a racetrack that fielded horse races for decades until a 2015 law banning certain gambling machines ended live contests.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Airbnb is changing its rules and banning hosts from asking guests to take out the trash, wash used dishes, or strip any bedding.

— James Peckham, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of banning

Verb

After five years, a beloved Kansas City LGBTQ+ bar known as the first restaurant to be nationally recognized as a Safe Place is closing its doors next month.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company is closing its 28-year-old plant in Trinity, about 68 miles north of Charlotte near High Point.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of closing

Verb

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

Building these new relationships to reduce European dependence on the United States would not mean shutting out Washington entirely.

— Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
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