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
• fences
• borders
• terminuses
• walls
• rims
• restraints
• fag ends
• hedges
• stops
• brims
• bars
• 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
• closes
• discontinuations
• finishes
• offsets
• stops
• shutoffs
• expirations
• ceases
• cutoffs
• lapses
• stays
• closedowns
• arrestments
• suspensions
• checks
• pauses
• surceases
• interruptions
• layoffs
• phaseouts
• moratoria
• moratoriums
• standstills
• mop-ups
• breaks
• abeyances
• letups

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuations
• continuances
• extensions
• prolongations
• persistences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of terminations

The firings in September constitute the largest terminations in any month since two dozen immigration judges were fired in February right before their first day on the job. —Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025

The fallout continues following Kirk comments Scores of individuals, ranging from professors and emergency workers to late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, have faced terminations and suspensions from their jobs due to comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk or his stances. —Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025

The federal agencies and DOGE haven’t explained why those offices were identified as candidates for lease terminations, and haven’t said why the Bureau of Reclamation retained its lease. —Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 Sep. 2025

Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that high-profile terminations were coming at ABC and NBC, which led to confusion about whether Trump has any influence on major network decisions. —Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025

In Nashville, leadership of the restaurant group that owns Sperry's and Sam's said staffers' comments had led to their terminations. —Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Sep. 2025

In addition to the eight terminations, four deputies will be suspended for 10 days, one for 15 days, another for five days, two for three days and three for at least one day. —Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025

Most of the terminations will be completed by mid-November and include accountants, cybersecurity specialists, legal counsel, payroll administrators and benefits managers. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 9 Sep. 2025

In recent months, Trump has been firing multiple members of independent federal agencies, with the terminations then challenged in court. —David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025