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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After the pursuit was terminated, officers saw the vehicle stopped on the Haltom Road overpass above Loop 820 in Haltom City. —

Giles Hudson, CBS News, 19 June 2026 According to the group, the two were recently terminated under a new volunteer handbook, which was introduced in April. —

Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 19 June 2026 Occhiato did not say how many people were terminated. —

Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 19 June 2026 That season was eventually canceled, and Sheen’s contract was terminated. —

Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026 If those provisions remain in effect and Hill is terminated for convenience, CMS could owe her up to $340,770 in severance pay, the equivalent of one year of her current base salary. —

Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026 She had previously been employed as a juvenile probation officer at the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice until she was terminated in late 2022 following her arrest on a battery charge, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. —

Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2026 The judge subsequently terminated the lawsuit and scrapped a trial set for August. —

Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2026 In its 2025 recommendations, SCI said Graham should be terminated, but did not look into her boss, Samuels, who had reportedly signed an earlier contract before his deputy authorized a renewal. —

Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminated

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The researchers describe the work as a proof of concept that opens the possibility of harnessing the ocular microbiome to treat eye diseases, rather than a finished clinical therapy.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
But, as Manuel said, there’s still a way to go before October, and the Sox are far from a finished product.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026