CONCLUSIONS Synonyms: 218 Similar and Opposite Words

conclusions

noun

plural of conclusion

as in inferences

an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning the detective's conclusion that the murderer had to be left-handed

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as in decisions

a position arrived at after consideration came to the conclusion that we couldn't go on vacation while the dog was sick

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as in outcomes

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause all their efforts came to no practical conclusion

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as in endings

the last part of a process or action the conclusion of the speech was a national call to arms

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as in cessations

the stopping of a process or activity a bell signaled the conclusion of the event

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Recent Examples of conclusions Whatever conclusions investigators might reach, the loss of at least 50 souls, and the wounding of dozens more innocents, is an unbearable blow for any community. —

Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026 Responding to the federal department’s report Wednesday, a UC Davis spokesperson said the school was disappointed by its conclusions. —

Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026 Those with a higher mental acuity tend to need more time making decisions and drawing conclusions, found a June 2021 research paper from neuroeconomics researchers at the University of Zurich. —

Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 10 June 2026 The intrepid folks who bother to cast a ballot in these first-round races are largely a group of engaged voters, and drawing conclusions from such a narrow minority is a losing game. —

Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 The intrepid folks who bother to cast a ballot in these first-round races are largely a group of engaged voters, and drawing conclusions from such a narrow minority is a losing game. —

Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 Both of these approaches pointed to the same conclusions. —

Smita S. Iyer, The Conversation, 8 June 2026 Simard’s discussions with First Native people led her to include centuries-old Indigenous, natural-world wisdom into her studies and conclusions. —

The Know, Denver Post, 7 June 2026 People can draw their own conclusions, though. —

Zac Anderson, USA Today, 7 June 2026

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Noun

But my conclusions about these impacts rest on plausible inferences from what researchers know more generally about cognitive psychology.

— Christian B. Miller, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Certain lower-risk administrative technologies are expressly excluded, including spreadsheets requiring human analysis, workflow management and routing tools, and systems that simply organize or summarize information without generating predictions or inferences.

— Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026