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 2022, Albania expelled Iranian diplomats after concluding that Tehran was behind a wave of cyberattacks aimed at government institutions and critical infrastructure. — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Saturday introduces Generation 816, a youth initiative that pairs a talent showcase with community resources, before concluding with an evening collaboration at Vine Street Brewing Co. — Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Only weeks after concluding that the FullBeauty merger required re-evaluation, DXL also rejected Zodiac's higher bid, leaving the company pursuing neither of the strategic paths currently available. — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Iraola’s squad will fly back to Merseyside straight after the game against Leeds, with their pre-season schedule concluding with Anfield friendlies against Monaco and Como on August 9 and 16 respectively. — James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026

At the Yankee Stadium shows, the band was right in the pocket for all three nights, including the concluding concert that started past midnight and stretched until almost three in the morning. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 July 2026

Rather, the removals were agreed upon as part of a settlement city officials reached with the state last month, concluding a lengthy legal battle. — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026

The storyline would then continue on Murphy Brown, concluding on High Society. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

The court also reversed the lower court’s decision upholding the state’s 10-round magazine limit, concluding that those restrictions likewise violate the Constitution. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026