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  • noun



  • as in ending

  • adjective



  • as in final

  • verb



  • as in shutting



  • as in closing out



  • as in finishing



  • as in stopping



  • as in approaching

  • as in ending
  • as in final
  • as in shutting
  • as in closing out
  • as in finishing
  • as in stopping
  • as in approaching



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closing
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noun

Definition of closingnext

as in ending

the last part of a process or action

a stand-up comedian has to have a strong closing if he wants a spirited round of applause

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

  • ending

  • close

  • end

  • conclusion

  • finale

  • culmination

  • finish

  • consummation

  • grand finale

  • homestretch

  • endgame

  • climax

  • finis

  • windup

  • capper

  • top

  • wrap—up

  • pinnacle

  • peak

  • apex

  • mop—up

  • summit

  • crescendo

  • coda

  • zenith

  • epilogue

  • aftermath

  • meridian

  • crown

  • postscript

  • capstone

  • high—water mark

  • acme

  • coup de grâce

  • copestone

  • tail end

  • coup de grace

  • tag end

  • anticlimax

  • tip—top

  • epilog

  • shank


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • opening

  • beginning

  • start

  • dawn

  • baseline

  • introduction

  • preface

  • overture

  • prelude

  • day one

  • prologue

  • nascency

  • preamble

  • nascence

  • foreword

  • prolog

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  • opening

  • beginning

  • start

  • dawn

  • baseline

  • introduction

  • preface

  • overture

  • prelude

  • day one

  • prologue

  • nascency

  • preamble

  • nascence

  • foreword

  • prolog

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closing

2 of 3

adjective

as in final

following all others of the same kind in order or time

the orchestra’s closing piece is traditionally the national anthem

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • final

  • last

  • concluding

  • latest

  • latter

  • terminating

  • penultimate

  • lowest

  • following

  • terminal

  • lag

  • eventual

  • ultimate

  • ensuing

  • succeeding

  • rearmost

  • farthest

  • crowning

  • consequent

  • decisive

  • bottommost

  • hindmost

  • furthest

  • outermost

  • lowermost

  • conclusive

  • remotest

  • definitive

  • farthermost

  • furthermost

  • extreme

  • nethermost

  • endmost

  • outmost

  • utmost


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • opening

  • first

  • initial

  • beginning

  • starting

  • original

  • earliest

  • primary

  • pioneer

  • maiden

  • foremost

  • inaugural

  • headmost

  • leadoff

  • eminent

  • superior

  • premier

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  • opening

  • first

  • initial

  • beginning

  • starting

  • original

  • earliest

  • primary

  • pioneer

  • maiden

  • foremost

  • inaugural

  • headmost

  • leadoff

  • eminent

  • superior

  • premier

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closing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of close

1

as in shutting

to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening

be sure to close the gate when you leave

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • shutting

  • locking

  • sealing

  • slamming

  • latching

  • making

  • fastening

  • securing

  • steeking

  • barring

  • bolting

  • chaining

  • plugging

  • stoppering

  • banging

  • clapping

  • battening (down)


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • opening

  • unlocking

  • unfastening

  • unsealing

  • unlatching

  • unbolting

  • unchaining

  • unbarring

  • opening

  • unlocking

  • unfastening

  • unsealing

  • unlatching

  • unbolting

  • unchaining

  • unbarring

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2

as in closing out

to stop the operations of

the merchant will close the store if business doesn’t improve

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • shutting

  • closing out

  • extinguishing

  • closing (down)

  • phasing out

  • folding

  • suppressing

  • silencing

  • failing

  • muzzling

  • quelling

  • turning off

  • gagging


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • starting

  • opening

  • building

  • expanding

  • starting

  • opening

  • building

  • expanding

3

as in finishing

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point

we’ll close the assembly with the singing of our national anthem

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • ending

  • finishing

  • concluding

  • completing

  • terminating

  • closing out

  • climaxing

  • consummating

  • winding up

  • wrapping up

  • crowning

  • putting paid to

  • suspending

  • ringing down the curtain (on)

  • halting

  • rounding (off or out)

  • perfecting

  • stopping


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • opening

  • beginning

  • starting

  • commencing

  • inaugurating

  • opening

  • beginning

  • starting

  • commencing

  • inaugurating

4

as in stopping

to come to an end

the services closed with a short prayer

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • ending

  • stopping

  • expiring

  • concluding

  • halting

  • ceasing

  • finishing

  • passing

  • terminating

  • going

  • dying

  • discontinuing

  • stalling

  • elapsing

  • lapsing

  • determining

  • quitting

  • breaking off

  • leaving off

  • dead—ending

  • winding up

  • breaking up

  • pausing

  • letting up

  • suspending

  • winking (out)

  • biting the dust

  • staying

  • cutting out

  • knocking off

  • giving over

  • breaking down

  • winding down

  • refraining (from)

  • desisting (from)

  • laying off (of)

  • packing (up or in)

  • abating

  • conking (out)

  • petering (out)


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • continuing

  • extending

  • persisting

  • hanging on

  • prolonging

  • protracting

  • drawing out

  • continuing

  • extending

  • persisting

  • hanging on

  • prolonging

  • protracting

  • drawing out

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5

as in approaching

to come near or nearer

the two groups closed with each other from opposite sides of the field

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • approaching

  • coming

  • nearing

  • reaching

  • closing in

  • arriving

  • coming up

  • hitting

  • drawing on

  • landing

  • nighing

  • attaining

  • bellying up

  • gaining

  • making

  • touching

  • adjoining

  • turning up

  • bordering

  • creeping up

  • showing up

  • sneaking up

  • verging

  • waltzing (up)


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • withdrawing

  • retiring

  • retreating

  • receding

  • leaving

  • exiting

  • backing (up or away)

  • removing

  • going

  • departing

  • quitting

  • taking off

  • shoving (off)

  • running away

  • pulling out

  • clearing out

  • walking out

  • lighting out

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  • withdrawing

  • retiring

  • retreating

  • receding

  • leaving

  • exiting

  • backing (up or away)

  • removing

  • going

  • departing

  • quitting

  • taking off

  • shoving (off)

  • running away

  • pulling out

  • clearing out

  • walking out

  • lighting out

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  1. shutting, closingnoun

    the act of closing something

    Synonyms:
    shutdown, windup, closedown, end, shutting, conclusion, close, culmination, completion, mop up, ending, closure

    Antonyms:
    opening, initiatory, first, starting, introductory, maiden, beginning(a), initiative, inaugural

  2. conclusion, end, close, closing, endingnoun

    the last section of a communication

    «in conclusion I want to say…»

    Synonyms:
    shutting, goal, termination, determination, end, closing curtain, conclusion, decision, finish, ending, culmination, terminal, death, mop up, ratiocination, close, finis, finale, stopping point, remainder, completion, remnant, destruction, shutdown, final stage, oddment, closedown, closure, windup, last

    Antonyms:
    opening, starting, initiatory, initiative, first, beginning(a), inaugural, introductory, maiden

  3. closing, closurenoun

    approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap

    «the ship’s rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision»

    Synonyms:
    block, gag law, completion, end, gag rule, conclusion, ending, culmination, resolution, stoppage, mop up, cloture, close, occlusion, blockage, law of closure, settlement, shutdown, shutting, stop, closedown, closure, windup

    Antonyms:
    opening, maiden, initiatory, first, inaugural, beginning(a), initiative, introductory, starting

  4. closure, closedown, closing, shutdownnoun

    termination of operations

    «they regretted the closure of the day care center»

    Synonyms:
    block, gag law, completion, end, gag rule, conclusion, ending, culmination, stoppage, mop up, cloture, blockage, occlusion, law of closure, settlement, shutdown, close, shutting, stop, closedown, resolution, windup, closure

    Antonyms:
    opening, starting, initiative, inaugural, first, beginning(a), maiden, initiatory, introductory

  5. completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop upadjective

    a concluding action

    Synonyms:
    shutdown, windup, closedown, end, shutting, climax, apogee, mop up, pass completion, culmination, completion, conclusion, ending, close, closure

    Antonyms:
    opening, introductory, first, maiden, initiatory, starting, initiative, inaugural, beginning(a)

  6. closingadjective

    final or ending

    «the closing stages of the election»; «the closing weeks of the year»; «the closing scene of the film»; «closing remarks»

    Antonyms:
    opening, first, initiative, maiden, inaugural, starting, introductory, beginning(a), initiatory

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    • Approach
    • Motion
    • Termination

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  1. List of paraphrases for «closing»:

    closure, concluding, close, end, conclusion, latch, fence, close-out, shutdown, sealing, final, closed, lock, conclude, closures, terminating, fencing, shutting, bridging, shut, termination, finish

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How to use closing in a sentence?

  1. William Transier:

    The judge felt we we close and we should take one more shot at closing the gap.

  2. Stefanos Tsitsipas:

    I think the momentum changed in the third set tiebreak, i found my rhythm, had a more clear mind on the court, didn’t rush so much. I think that played a crucial role in closing it at the end.

  3. Yaacov Lozowick:

    We had to free up workers to do this other job. Meanwhile, we are not closing the room, we have no intention whatsoever of using this new stage to hide information that the public should be able to see — categorically not.

  4. Scott C. Holstad:

    Fragments of poems are
    Leaking out through the
    Blood… If you listen closely,
    You can hear the sounds of windows
    closing, locking, being
    sealed. I believe in you and yours
    Do you Me and mine?

  5. Pascal Perrineau:

    Sometimes contamination with the National Front’s discourse goes as high as the president. He talked about closing borders and stripping dual nationals of their citizenship.

Translations for closing

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • إغلاقArabic
  • затваряне, последен, закриване, заключителенBulgarian
  • cierre, clausuraSpanish
  • lopetus, viimeinen, loppu, lopettaminen, sulkeminen, päättäminenFinnish
  • clôtureFrench
  • finale, chiusura, ultimo, conclusivoItalian
  • последний, заключительный, закрытиеRussian

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What is another word for closing?

1677 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ klˈə͡ʊzɪŋ], [ klˈə‍ʊzɪŋ], [ k_l_ˈəʊ_z_ɪ_ŋ]

How to use «Closing» in context?

Closing is a very important part of life. It is the process of coming to an end and saying goodbye to things, people, or experiences. It can be hard to say goodbye, but it is important to do it in a respectful and dignified way. Saying goodbye can be difficult, but it is also a way to respect the people and things that we have loved in our lives.

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Need another word that means the same as “closing”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “closing” in this overview.

Table Of Contents:

  • Closing as a Noun
  • Definitions of «Closing» as a noun
  • Synonyms of «Closing» as a noun (12 Words)
  • Usage Examples of «Closing» as a noun
  • Associations of «Closing» (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Closing” are: closure, close, conclusion, end, ending, closedown, shutdown, shutting, completion, culmination, mop up, windup

Closing as a Noun

Definitions of «Closing» as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “closing” as a noun can have the following definitions:

  • Termination of operations.
  • A concluding action.
  • The act of closing something.
  • Approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap.
  • The last section of a communication.

Synonyms of «Closing» as a noun (12 Words)

close The temporal end; the concluding time.
They were playing better at the close of the season.
closedown Termination of operations.
closure Something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making.
Road closures.
completion A concluding action.
The risk stays with the seller until completion.
conclusion A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration.
He drew his conclusions quickly.
culmination A heavenly body’s highest celestial point above an observer’s horizon.
The deal marked the culmination of years of negotiation.
end The state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that when achieved terminates behavior intended to achieve it.
You will go to church and there s an end of it.
ending The end of a word a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme.
The student has to choose the right plural endings.
mop up Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors.
shutdown A closure of a factory or system, typically a temporary closure due to a fault or for maintenance.
The build up was pushing the reactor towards shutdown.
shutting The act of closing something.
windup A concluding action.

Usage Examples of «Closing» as a noun

  • The ship’s rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision.

Associations of «Closing» (30 Words)

climactic Consisting of or causing a climax.
The film s climactic scenes.
closedown Termination of operations.
completion The state of being finished.
The risk stays with the seller until completion.
conclusion A judgement or decision reached by reasoning.
Each research group came to a similar conclusion.
culminate Rise to, or form, a summit.
The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace.
culmination The decisive moment in a novel or play.
Their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development.
decease Die.
He deceased at his palace of Croydon.
demise Conveyance or transfer of property or a title by will or lease.
The demised property.
dying In or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be.
The making of valves is a dying art.
end Bring to an end or halt.
The ends justify the means.
epilogue A section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.
A disastrous epilogue to the rest of his career.
eventually After an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay.
Eventually after midnight I arrived at the hotel.
extremity An extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease.
The extremity of despair.
final The final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament.
The final answer.
finale The closing section of a musical composition.
The festival ends with a grand finale.
finalize Complete or agree on a finished and definitive version of.
Let s finalize the proposal.
finally After an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay.
He finally arrived to join us.
fingertip The tip of a finger.
Police made a fingertip search of the area.
finis The end (printed at the end of a book or shown at the end of a film).
The market was up at the finish.
finish The act of finishing.
The market was up at the finish.
hemline The line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat.
Modest dress means that hemlines must be below the knee.
last The last mention or sight of someone or something.
Whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was to be determined individually.
moribund Being on the point of death; breathing your last.
A moribund patient.
peak The narrow part of a ship’s hold at the bow or stern.
Tatters of fog clung to the peak of the mountain.
peroration (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration.
He again invoked the theme in an emotional peroration.
shutdown A closure of a factory or system, typically a temporary closure due to a fault or for maintenance.
Engines should be allowed to cool down between a shutdown and the next start.
terminate Terminate the employment of discharge from an office or position.
He was advised to terminate the contract.
termination An act of dismissing someone from employment.
A good result and a happy termination.
windup Operated by a mechanism.
Windup toys.

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