Synonyms of terminations

terminations

noun

plural of termination

1

as in limits

a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go

I've reached the termination of my patience with you kids

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limits
• limitations
• lines
• ends
• boundaries
• confines
• caps
• ceilings
• barriers
• bounds
• extents
• extremities
• edges
• termini
• margins
• borders
• fences
• walls
• rims
• restraints
• fag ends
• hedges
• stops
• bars
• brims
• verges
• outsides

2

as in demises

the act of ceasing to exist

feels that the voluntary termination of one's life should be left entirely up to the patient

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in endings

the stopping of a process or activity

at the termination of the movie, please throw away any empty food containers in the appropriate bins

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuations
• continuances
• extensions
• prolongations
• persistences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of terminations

Blanchard argued that the terminations were unlawful because the government had already entered into binding agreements and obligated the funding. — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Oberlander was even more direct in his assessment, suggesting the terminations were politically motivated. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Lower court judges had postponed the terminations of the programs. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026

The terminations were made even though countries such as Haiti and Syria remain dangerous, immigration lawyers said. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

But Federal Register notices announcing the terminations said country conditions had improved enough. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026

The opposition to the media restrictions and volunteer terminations was first made public earlier this month through an open letter signed by 121 current and former shelter volunteers. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 19 June 2026

The law, the motion asserts, required Spirit to provide 60 days’ notice in advance of the job terminations under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026

Together, the two cases stem from a turbulent stretch for county leadership marked by abrupt terminations, shifting majorities on the county commission and accusations from commissioners themselves that personnel decisions were politically motivated. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026