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 In the same disclaimer, TechInsights notes that its inferences and conclusions are not final regulatory decisions. —

Jared Perlo, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026 Mark Thompson, the network’s current chairman, warned staff not to jump to conclusions, but many quickly did. —

Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026 During cross-examination, defense attorney Christian Maroni challenged the forensic conclusions, asking whether the bullet's trajectory could determine the shooter's exact position. —

Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026 Recent research examining extensive housing market data reaches similar conclusions, finding that institutional investors buying single-family homes raises home prices by 1-2% and reduces rents by nearly the same amount. —

Adrian Moore, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026 McGill University wildlife biologist David Bird, who wasn't part of the study, said it was done well and that its conclusions made sense. —

ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026 In this context, weak and strong points can include drawing basic conclusions about who is coming and going from the Pentagon, the official said. —

Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026 The absence of these species does not necessarily confirm population collapse — a five-day search window in dense rainforest cannot provide definitive conclusions. —

Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026 So throw out any conclusions about UCLA’s offense preceding this modification. —

Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Kids ages 5-12 can handle replica artifacts, such as an abacus, armor and lyre, and learn how professional archeologists make inferences.

— Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Social media platforms can verify age by either requesting copies of identification documents, using a third party to apply age estimation technology to an account holder’s face, or making inferences from data already available, such as how long an account has been active.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026