closing
English Thesaurus
1. a concluding action (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | consummation, |
| definition | : | the act of bringing to completion or fruition (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | consummation, |
| definition | : | the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | follow-through, |
| definition | : | carrying some project or intention to full completion (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | follow-through, |
| definition | : | the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | graduation, |
| definition | : | the successful completion of a program of study (noun.act) |
2. termination of operations (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | plant closing, |
| definition | : | act of shutting down operation of a plant (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bank closing, |
| definition | : | act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | layoff, |
| definition | : | the act of laying off an employee or a work force (noun.act) |
3. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap (noun.act)
4. the act of closing something (noun.act)
5. the last section of a communication (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | section, subdivision, |
| definition | : | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | anticlimax, bathos, |
| definition | : | a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | epilog, epilogue, |
| definition | : | a short passage added at the end of a literary work (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | epilog, epilogue, |
| definition | : | a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | peroration, |
| definition | : | (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | coda, finale, |
| definition | : | the closing section of a musical composition (noun.communication) |
| part meronym | : | narration, recital, yarn, |
| definition | : | the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events (noun.communication) |
| part meronym | : | address, speech, |
| definition | : | the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience (noun.communication) |
6. final or ending (adj.all)
| similar | : | terminative, |
| definition | : | coming to an end (adj.all) |
| similar | : | year-end, |
| definition | : | taking place at the close of a fiscal year (adj.all) |
7. a concluding action (noun.act)
| derivation | : | complete, finish, |
| definition | : | come or bring to a finish or an end (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | climax, culminate, |
| definition | : | end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.) (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | close, conclude, |
| definition | : | come to a close (verb.stative) |
8. termination of operations (noun.act)
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.) (verb.social) |
9. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap (noun.act)
| derivation | : | close, close up, |
| definition | : | unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | draw near (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | engage at close quarters (verb.social) |
10. the act of closing something (noun.act)
| antonym | : | opening, |
| definition | : | the act of opening something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | close, shut, |
| definition | : | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | close, shut, |
| definition | : | become closed (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | close, fill up, |
| definition | : | fill or stop up (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | bar access to (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop (verb.perception) |
11. the last section of a communication (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | put an end to (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate, |
| definition | : | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | close, conclude, |
| definition | : | come to a close (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | be the end of; be the last or concluding part of (verb.stative) |
12. final or ending (adj.all)
| antonym | : | opening, |
| definition | : | first or beginning (adj.all) |
13. a concluding action (noun.act)
| derivation | : | complete, finish, |
| definition | : | come or bring to a finish or an end (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | climax, culminate, |
| definition | : | end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.) (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | close, conclude, |
| definition | : | come to a close (verb.stative) |
14. termination of operations (noun.act)
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.) (verb.social) |
15. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap (noun.act)
| derivation | : | close, close up, |
| definition | : | unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | draw near (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | engage at close quarters (verb.social) |
16. the act of closing something (noun.act)
| antonym | : | opening, |
| definition | : | the act of opening something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | close, shut, |
| definition | : | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | close, shut, |
| definition | : | become closed (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | close, fill up, |
| definition | : | fill or stop up (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | bar access to (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop (verb.perception) |
17. the last section of a communication (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | put an end to (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate, |
| definition | : | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | close, conclude, |
| definition | : | come to a close (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | be the end of; be the last or concluding part of (verb.stative) |
18. final or ending (adj.all)
| antonym | : | opening, |
| definition | : | first or beginning (adj.all) |
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