CLOSURE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

closure

noun

ˈklō-zhər

Definition of closure

as in cessation

the stopping of a process or activity after the closure of the region's last copper mine, the population simply withered away

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Recent Examples of closure There’s been some decline in locations across the country, but the closures do not look to be part of a national sweep. — Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026 Thin white straps wrapped around Williams’ ankles, threaded through buckle closures that kept the shoes in place. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2026 The drama became national entertainment, right up until October 26, when Last Ditch announced its soft closure. — Tara Knight, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026 This duvet also comes with two shams featuring an envelope closure to keep pillows secure. — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for closure

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Noun

The Navy has used the cessation of hostilities to restock ships with munitions and supplies, completing a significant replenishment of weapons for the USS George Washington last week.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Abrupt cessation of this class can even trigger a rebound worse than baseline.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of cessation

Noun

This script justifies that lame happy ending with a clever idea about the radiation sickness that results from suffering a blast of the creature’s atomic breath.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Club Kid takes some surprising turns on the way to its delicately shaded ending.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of ending

Noun

Things came to a sudden halt on July 7, when Murphy died at the age of 32 in what authorities have ruled an apparent drowning.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
In the years since the COVID-19 lockdown brought the subway system to a halt — and clipped many a commute by moving work out of the office — 2019 subway ridership has been treated as a benchmark of the city’s revival.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of halt

Noun

The nation's clocks went back an hour Sunday as daylight saving time came to an end.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
His decision to pick Vance opened up a special election in Ohio that will by the end of this week cost the GOP hundreds of millions of dollars and potentially a Senate seat.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of end

Noun

That requires testing whether signals have predictive value, examining them together and avoiding automatic conclusions about individual behaviors.

— Artem Lalaiants, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Laster also suggested that the company’s financial advisors had data disputing our conclusions.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of conclusion

Noun

Schumer, who currently serves as minority leader, has been criticized for some of his decisions over the past couple of years, including voting with Republicans to avoid a government shutdown.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Snowden linked recent strong year-over-year gaming revenue growth to the shutdown of skill games in Pennsylvania in mid-October.

— Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of shutdown

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