TERMINATED Synonyms: 190 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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as in finished

brought or having come to an end there is an effort to restart the terminated negotiations

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verb

past tense of terminate

as in ended

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point we need to terminate the discussion for this evening, but we'll resume tomorrow morning

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as in concluded

to come to an end this class will terminate with the arrival of Memorial Day

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as in defined

to mark the limits of terminated the area set aside for the runners to change their clothes with a series of folding screens

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as in assassinated

to put to death deliberately the operative's covert mission was to terminate the leader of the opposition

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as in removed

to let go from office, service, or employment he was terminated for constantly coming in to work late

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Recent Examples of terminated

Adjective

Some of the administration’s attempts to cancel research grants that focused on topics like gender, diversity, equity and inclusion have been reversed, but roughly 1,240 grants remain terminated, according to a tracking project called Grant Witness. —

Aria Bendix, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026

Verb

Later, in pre-litigation communications with Live Nation, the company said he was terminated for cause, according to the lawsuit. —

Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026 Shiver recalled hearing Moore come to her apartment immediately after he was terminated. —

Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026 Under YouTube's rules, creators whose accounts are terminated are not permitted to create or operate new channels. —

Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026 School district leadership confirmed Maketa did not report for work Thursday afternoon and was immediately terminated after his arrest. —

Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026 My YouTube channels @ LiveWithClav & @ ClavLooksmax were terminated this morning with no warning or explanation. —

Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 Numerous hospitals terminated or limited their services out of fear of devastating financial consequences if the government followed through. —

Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 This is the second time sections of the consent decree have been terminated from the court's oversight and supervision. —

Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 Fox terminated O’Reilly in April 2017. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026

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Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America CEO Matt Priest said most of the trade organization’s members keep a two- to three-month inventory of finished products, providing a temporary cushion against higher materials costs.

— Anne D’Innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America CEO Matt Priest said most of the trade organization's members keep a two- to three-month inventory of finished products, providing a temporary cushion against higher materials costs.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026