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

Now, because of the Supreme Court’s June decision, judges will likely act in the coming weeks to allow the Administration to carry on with its terminations. — Dara Lind, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Some of the terminations have been reversed by courts, but the fights continue on a grant-by-grant basis. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Recent reporting and research on NIH grant terminations suggest that health equity work has been hit especially hard and that scientists from historically underrepresented groups have borne a disproportionate share of the damage. — Aisha Nyandoro, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Last month, the Supreme Court reversed lower-court judgments that had postponed the administration’s TPS terminations for Haiti and Syria while litigation continued. — Stepheny Price , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

The disclosure appears to contradict previous statements from Energy Secretary Chris Wright and other administration officials who said grant terminations were based on economic viability and energy priorities rather than politics. — James Ward, USA Today, 25 July 2026

The suit also requests injunctions to prevent future faculty terminations and speech suppression on campus. — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Another thing that’s lost when these chaotic, politically motivated terminations occur is the fallout for other agency employees—your staff. — Cristian Farias, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

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