Synonyms of expirations

expirations

noun

plural of expiration

1

as in demises

the act of ceasing to exist

directed that upon her expiration her splendid Italian-style villa be given to the public as a museum

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demises
• deaths
• terminations
• dissolutions
• expiries
• cessations
• dispersions
• endings
• destructions
• shutdowns
• stoppages
• passings
• discontinuances
• ends
• lapses
• conclusions
• shutoffs
• finishes
• closes
• stops
• halts
• suicides
• dooms
• ruins
• deceases
• annihilations
• quietuses
• surceases

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beginnings
• births
• starts
• commencements
• onsets
• inceptions
• launches
• creations
• dawns
• mornings
• geneses
• alphas
• existences
• prolongations
• incipiencies
• incipiences
• outsets
• institutions
• originations
• initiations
• persistences
• inaugurations

2

as in cessations

the stopping of a process or activity

with the expiration of all brain activity there was no point in keeping the patient alive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cessations
• endings
• halts
• ends
• closures
• shutdowns
• conclusions
• closes
• stoppages
• discontinuances
• discontinuations
• terminations
• offsets
• stops
• lapses
• stays
• arrests
• shutoffs
• ceases
• finishes
• cutoffs
• checks
• closedowns
• suspensions
• pauses
• arrestments
• interruptions
• surceases
• phaseouts
• moratoriums
• standstills
• layoffs
• breaks
• mop-ups
• abeyances
• letups

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuations
• continuances
• extensions
• prolongations
• persistences

3

as in deaths

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities

the cancer patient passed away sometime during the night, the exact moment of her expiration not being known

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deaths
• demises
• fates
• passings
• dooms
• dissolutions
• expiries
• exits
• graves
• curtains
• deceases
• ends
• sleeps
• passages
• great divides
• suicides
• assassinations
• quietuses
• fatalities
• endings
• casualties
• destructions
• executions
• martyrdoms
• ruins
• exterminations
• killings
• annihilations
• massacres
• self-murders
• self-slaughters
• self-destructions
• slaughters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• births
• lives
• existences
• originations
• nativities
• creations
• rises
• geneses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expirations

Ukraine is one of four countries facing upcoming TPS expirations. — Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 9 Sep. 2026

The results are a setback as GSK speeds ​development of new medicines and targets new assets to strengthen its ​late-stage pipeline and manage losses from patent expirations expected from 2028 onwards. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 17 July 2026

Funding conditions also are stabilizing and large pharmaceutical companies are approaching a wave of patent expirations that will likely force them to acquire new drugs and technologies, which could also boost stock values. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Virtually all of its leases include annual rent escalators of 3% to 5%, and its annual lease expirations are spread pretty evenly, at about 11% to 15% annually. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026

The platform tracks key dates, such as license and certification expirations, and initiates alerts well in advance. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026

For some companies, the shutdowns are due to bankruptcies, lease expirations, or long‑running shifts toward e‑commerce sales. — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026

Transferring to Paramount+ will be all content currently on BET+ – original and acquired – subject to rights restrictions and license expirations. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026

Lockup expirations typically cause a company’s shares to fall. — Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 5 Mar. 2026