Synonyms of terminating

terminating 1 of 2

adjective

as in closing

following all others of the same kind in order or time

the terminating speech of the political convention turned out to be the most inspiring

Synonyms & Similar Words

• closing
• final
• concluding
• latest
• last
• latter
• terminal
• lowest
• ultimate
• rearmost
• following
• lag
• penultimate
• succeeding
• eventual
• ensuing
• consequent
• bottommost
• crowning
• farthest
• hindmost
• lowermost
• outermost
• conclusive
• remotest
• furthest
• decisive
• definitive
• furthermost
• farthermost
• extreme
• endmost
• nethermost
• utmost
• outmost

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• initial
• beginning
• first
• starting
• opening
• original
• primary
• earliest
• pioneer
• maiden
• foremost
• headmost
• inaugural
• superior
• eminent
• leadoff
• premier

terminating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of terminate

1

as in ending

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• concluding
• finishing
• completing
• closing
• winding up
• wrapping up
• rounding (off or out)
• closing out
• putting paid to
• suspending
• ringing down the curtain (on)
• crowning
• climaxing
• consummating
• halting
• perfecting
• stopping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beginning
• starting
• commencing
• opening
• inaugurating

2

as in stopping

to come to an end

this class will terminate with the arrival of Memorial Day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• stopping
• ceasing
• halting
• concluding
• expiring
• passing
• closing
• finishing
• discontinuing
• dying
• determining
• going
• lapsing
• stalling
• elapsing
• quitting
• breaking off
• winding up
• leaving off
• winking (out)
• letting up
• dead-ending
• breaking up
• suspending
• biting the dust
• pausing
• refraining (from)
• laying off (of)
• packing (up or in)
• staying
• cutting out
• giving over
• knocking off
• desisting (from)
• breaking down
• winding down
• abating
• petering (out)
• conking (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• persisting
• hanging on
• extending
• prolonging
• drawing out
• protracting

3

as in defining

to mark the limits of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defining
• limiting
• bounding
• describing
• delimiting
• demarcating
• circumscribing
• marking (off)
• governing
• controlling
• demarking
• determining
• delineating

4

as in murdering

to put to death deliberately

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murdering
• assassinating
• executing
• slaying
• killing
• dispatching
• neutralizing
• liquidating
• getting
• destroying
• snuffing
• whacking
• slaughtering
• taking out
• doing away with
• offing
• putting away
• doing in
• shooting
• croaking
• icing
• knocking off
• eliminating
• claiming
• rubbing out
• bumping off
• eradicating
• cutting down
• zapping
• blowing away
• exterminating
• shooting down
• carrying off
• smiting
• felling
• annihilating
• butchering
• massacring
• blotting out
• mowing (down)
• wiping out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restoring
• raising
• reviving
• animating
• resurrecting
• resuscitating

5

as in removing

to let go from office, service, or employment

he was terminated for constantly coming in to work late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removing
• dismissing
• sacking
• firing
• retiring
• releasing
• discharging
• axing
• bouncing
• mustering out
• canning
• turning off
• cashiering
• pink-slipping
• showing (someone) the door
• separating
• trimming
• downsizing
• sending packing
• laying off
• furloughing
• excessing
• unseating
• kicking out
• drumming (out)
• booting (out)
• chucking (out)
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retaining
• employing
• hiring
• engaging
• keeping
• signing (up or on)
• taking on
• contracting
• rehiring
• recruiting
• reemploying
• subcontracting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of terminating

Verb

Kristi Noem didn’t even consult the State Department prior to terminating Haitian TPS. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026

Principal owner John Middleton recently discussed the challenging decision to dismiss longtime manager Rob Thomson, admitting that terminating employees remains the most difficult and unpleasant aspect of his executive role, even after decades. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

The Army suspended the airmen and launched a formal safety investigation—but the Pentagon overrode Army leadership, immediately lifting the suspension and terminating the safety review. — Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

If one frame triggers concern, the system reviews additional frames before escalating the case for human review, blocking the content, or terminating the call, depending on the specific platform specifications. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 July 2026

This year, the Tour de France Femmes starts off in Lausanne, Switzerland, before heading to Dijon and travelling down toward the Mediterranean, then terminating in Nice. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026

Such data irregularities fit into a broader pattern of disrupting long-standing agency activities – for example, abruptly terminating grants to state and local health departments and disrupting health messaging on vaccines. — John Kubale, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

The Lakeshore Line runs east through Gary, Beverly Shores, and Michigan City before finally terminating at South Bend International Airport. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026

The agency's fiscal year 2026 and 2027 budget requests proposed terminating the Apophis flyby mission. — Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 30 June 2026