CONSUMMATING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

consummating

verb

present participle of consummate

as in completing

to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done willing to do whatever it takes to consummate a business deal

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Recent Examples of consummating All would make consummating a relationship difficult—but more difficult still, consummation might have been physically impossible for Hitler. —

Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026 Consumers represent one of several groups that could pose an obstacle to consummating the deal, which includes the Justice Department, state attorneys general, the European Union and the Federal Communications Commission. —

Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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Hours after launch, the Shenzhou 23 crew will be greeted aboard Tiangong by Shenzhou 21 astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang, who are completing an extended seven-month-long mission and will be returning to Earth at the end of the month.

— Andrew Jones, Space.com, 24 May 2026
Wells gifted his painting to Roosevelt in 1903, four years after completing it.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 24 May 2026