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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Relevance

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 At the same time, progressive and labor groups that often find themselves at odds with the Chamber are avoiding jumping to conclusions, saying the move speaks more to the group’s quest for relevance than Becerra’s politics. —

Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026 This year’s ballot came to some eyebrow-raising conclusions. —

Joe Reid, Vulture, 20 June 2026 The 115-page report, issued on Thursday, June 18, from a joint Texas Legislature investigative committee on the 2025 flood, made four conclusions about the disaster. —

David Chiu, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026 Because these worldviews frequently arrive at different conclusions, obviously on the polar opposite of each other, Christians don’t see Pride Nights as solely a political debate, but a theological one as well. —

Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026 Our goal is not to tell you what to think, but to give you the essential knowledge and understanding to come to your own intelligent conclusions. —

Katie Marie Davies, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2026 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 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

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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