TERMINATED Synonyms: 190 Similar and Opposite Words

terminated 1 of 2

adjective

as in finished

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

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terminated

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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

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Pelley, who joined CBS News in 1989, was terminated on June 2 following a contentious staff meeting with Bilton, according to reports from The New York Times and The Guardian. —

Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026 Soon after, the electoral council decided to fire Antoine, circulating a document showing that his contract to serve as their executive director had been terminated. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 Bilton sent a letter to Pelley on Tuesday evening, informing him that he was being terminated for cause. —

Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 June 2026 Hill said his life is now more stressful after finding out his home is one of the locations for which DHS terminated funding. —

Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 4 June 2026 According to both the Washington Post and Sports Business Journal, Hudson was terminated shortly after the video became public. —

Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 The agreement can be terminated by either company with 90 days of notice. —

Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 1 June 2026 The federal government terminated Weiss from the Medicare program after its air conditioning failed earlier that summer, leading to temperatures in the upper 80s in parts of the hospital. —

Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026 State officials terminated that review after an internal investigation found Spesshardt failed to report a conflict of interest. —

Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 31 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminated

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Spanning four stories above a finished basement, the townhouse contains five bedrooms, five full baths, and three powder rooms.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 June 2026
Once again, use your common sense to do whatever is necessary to protect a finished floor.

— Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026