Synonyms of conclusion

conclusion

noun

kən-ˈklü-zhən 

1

as in inference

an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning

the detective's conclusion that the murderer had to be left-handed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inference
• deduction
• determination
• decision
• verdict
• assumption
• consequence
• induction
• diagnosis
• ruling
• resolution
• eduction
• guess
• sequitur
• conjecture
• judgment
• surmise
• presumption
• deliverance
• supposition

2

as in decision

a position arrived at after consideration

came to the conclusion that we couldn't go on vacation while the dog was sick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decision
• opinion
• verdict
• determination
• judgment
• resolution
• diagnosis
• view
• award
• ruling
• call
• sentence
• finding
• deliverance
• choice
• instruction
• mandate
• decree
• order
• consensus
• adjudication
• conviction
• belief
• selection
• directive
• word
• option
• disposition
• behest
• commandment
• last word
• edict
• dictate
• mind
• feeling
• notion
• sentiment
• charge
• say-so
• doom
• persuasion
• eye

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tie
• draw
• halt
• deadlock
• stalemate
• standoff

3

as in outcome

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause

all their efforts came to no practical conclusion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outcome
• result
• resultant
• consequence
• product
• matter of course
• upshot
• aftermath
• effect
• sequel
• implication
• corollary
• issue
• development
• sequence
• precipitate
• fruit
• fate
• aftereffect
• outgrowth
• backwash
• child
• denouement
• ramification
• repercussion
• echo
• fallout
• side effect
• by-product
• aftershock
• afterglow
• afterclap
• spin-off
• blowback
• offshoot
• ripple

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reason
• cause
• consideration
• basis
• occasion
• factor
• base
• ground
• causation
• foundation
• antecedent
• source
• determinant
• mother
• incentive
• origin
• stimulus
• inspiration
• spring
• groundwork
• impetus
• root
• instigation

4

as in ending

the last part of a process or action

the conclusion of the speech was a national call to arms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• end
• finale
• culmination
• closing
• close
• climax
• finish
• consummation
• wrap-up
• endgame
• grand finale
• finis
• capper
• homestretch
• windup
• pinnacle
• summit
• zenith
• epilogue
• crescendo
• mop-up
• peak
• top
• coda
• apex
• high-water mark
• anticlimax
• capstone
• aftermath
• postscript
• meridian
• acme
• crown
• copestone
• tip-top
• tail end
• tag end
• coup de grâce
• shank

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beginning
• start
• opening
• baseline
• dawn
• introduction
• day one
• preface
• preamble
• prelude
• overture
• prologue
• nascence
• foreword
• nascency

5

as in cessation

the stopping of a process or activity

a bell signaled the conclusion of the event

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• cessation
• end
• halt
• close
• closure
• termination
• finish
• discontinuation
• arrest
• stop
• discontinuance
• stoppage
• shutdown
• stay
• expiration
• cutoff
• lapse
• cease
• offset
• shutoff
• check
• pause
• closedown
• surcease
• suspension
• arrestment
• interruption
• standstill
• moratorium
• phaseout
• abeyance
• layoff
• break
• mop-up
• letup

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuation
• continuance
• extension
• persistence
• prolongation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conclusion

Pastor agreed with the attorney general’s conclusion that Sunshine has a lot of leverage over the state because of reliance on the company’s beds. — Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Employees at the garden, which is in its 60th year, estimated Dolly only had a couple a few months before reaching the natural conclusion of her life as a plant. — Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026

The letter did not suggest any ongoing DOJ investigation, criminal charge, or legal conclusion. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026

Yet the jury’s inability to arrive at a verdict makes plain that a careful evaluation of the facts does not yield an easily intelligible conclusion. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing conclusion

• draw a conclusion