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

That cut was rejected by Congress, and the policy behind the NIH grant terminations was also voided by a court. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

Roughly 6,000 people left the Forest Service last year through a mix of terminations and buyouts, shrinking it by about 16%, according to federal employment data reviewed by CBS News. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Hundreds of those grants were later reinstated when a federal judge ruled that the slap-dash nature of the terminations violated the Administrative Procedures Act, which regulates how agencies are supposed to change policies. — Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026

The move, which also included staff terminations, underscores a broader shift in Ecuadorian society, at a time when many governments in the region are moving to the political right, away from heralding social inclusion. — Caterina Morbiato, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026

For instance, the administration announced the terminations for Nicaragua and Honduras three days after they were set to expire on July 8, 2025, but provided a 60-day extension. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Acevedo, the national tenure expert who studied 20 years of all publicly available data, found most terminations occur at public institutions, undermining political claims that tenure hampers these institutions’ ability to fire bad actors. — Andrea Eger, Oklahoma Watch, 6 Sep. 2026

The ruling follows a Friday morning hearing, which came on the final day of a week-long reprieve from the Pentagon that temporarily stayed the trio’s terminations. — Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu via Getty Images Two former Golden State Warriors employees have sued the NBA franchise, alleging gender, age and race-based discrimination, workplace harassment and retaliation tied to their terminations. — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026