Synonyms of concluding

concluding 1 of 2

adjective

as in final

following all others of the same kind in order or time

the concluding statement will be read by the secretary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• final
• latest
• last
• closing
• latter
• terminating
• penultimate
• following
• lowest
• ultimate
• terminal
• lag
• ensuing
• conclusive
• eventual
• succeeding
• rearmost
• consequent
• crowning
• farthest
• hindmost
• decisive
• bottommost
• definitive
• remotest
• furthest
• outermost
• lowermost
• furthermost
• extreme
• farthermost
• nethermost
• endmost
• utmost
• outmost

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• first
• initial
• beginning
• starting
• original
• earliest
• opening
• primary
• foremost
• maiden
• pioneer
• inaugural
• eminent
• headmost
• leadoff
• superior
• premier

concluding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of conclude

1

as in ending

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point

a brief reminder of tonight's game concluded the announcements

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• finishing
• closing
• completing
• terminating
• rounding (off or out)
• winding up
• climaxing
• closing out
• crowning
• ringing down the curtain (on)
• wrapping up
• putting paid to
• suspending
• consummating
• perfecting
• halting
• stopping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beginning
• starting
• commencing
• opening
• inaugurating

2

as in stopping

to come to an end

the concert concluded late in the evening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• stopping
• halting
• expiring
• ceasing
• finishing
• terminating
• closing
• passing
• going
• determining
• dying
• discontinuing
• elapsing
• lapsing
• stalling
• winking (out)
• quitting
• breaking off
• letting up
• winding up
• leaving off
• dead-ending
• breaking up
• pausing
• biting the dust
• refraining (from)
• suspending
• laying off (of)
• packing (up or in)
• staying
• desisting (from)
• cutting out
• giving over
• knocking off
• breaking down
• winding down
• petering (out)
• abating
• conking (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• persisting
• hanging on
• extending
• prolonging
• drawing out
• protracting

3

as in arranging

to bring about through discussion and compromise

concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arranging
• negotiating
• discussing
• bargaining
• concerting
• dealing
• agreeing
• settling (on or upon)
• reasoning
• debating
• arguing
• dickering
• haggling
• talking
• covenanting
• renegotiating
• talking over
• contracting
• hammering out
• hashing (over)
• chaffering
• paltering
• working out
• horse-trading

4

as in deciding

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration

he concluded that the reprimand could wait until later

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deciding
• choosing
• figuring
• opting
• resolving
• determining
• finding
• settling (on or upon)
• ruling
• naming
• selecting
• decreeing
• picking
• electing
• preferring
• pondering
• thinking (about or over)
• contemplating
• adjudicating
• considering
• debating
• ruling (on)
• culling
• adjudging
• judging
• deliberating
• studying
• weighing
• singling (out)
• handpicking
• questioning
• meditating
• arbitrating
• ruminating
• entertaining
• cogitating
• mulling (over)
• refereeing
• umpiring
• chewing over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejecting
• refusing
• declining
• delaying
• turning down
• abstaining
• halting
• hesitating
• stalling
• temporizing
• wavering
• vacillating
• waffling
• shilly-shallying

5

as in deriving

to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information

concluded that only the murderer could possibly have known that information

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deriving
• deciding
• understanding
• reasoning
• thinking
• inferring
• assuming
• extrapolating
• judging
• guessing
• deducing
• speculating
• reading
• ascertaining
• supposing
• drawing a conclusion
• gathering
• making out
• construing
• interpreting
• contemplating
• surmising
• rationalizing
• conjecturing
• finding out
• philosophizing
• doping (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of concluding

Verb

In 2024, the company wrapped a probe after auditor EY abruptly resigned mid-audit, concluding there was no evidence of fraud or misconduct. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

In all, the study reviewed 485 grievance complaints, concluding that the absence of accountability and transparency keeps conditions of detention, the grievances filed, and their outcome hidden from public scrutiny. — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026

Sons of Anarchy, the biker drama created by Kurt Sutter, ran for 7 seasons on FX, with the series concluding in 2014. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

One could be forgiven for concluding that the physical store is in terminal decline. — Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026

While Spanish authorities have stopped short of concluding that Toñi was shot, conservation groups WeWhale and Iberian Orca Guardians said their teams believe the appearance, number and distribution of the wounds point to a shotgun discharge. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

August is the month for many of our county and state 4-H fairs, and much livestock has a concluding chapter at a local butcher. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

After pausing during the pandemic, the festival returned before concluding in 2023, prompting KPBS to reimagine it as a communitywide celebration. — Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

The 27-year-old main rapper and sub-vocalist confirmed her decision on Instagram, concluding 14 years with JYP since joining as a trainee. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026