| Main Entry: |
terminate |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
stop, finish |
Synonyms: |
abolish, abort,
achieve, adjourn,
annul,
bounce,
bound, bring to an end,
cancel,
cease,
close, come to an end,
complete,
conclude,
confine,
cut off,
define,
desist,
determine,
discharge,
discontinue,
dismiss, dissolve, drop,
eliminate,
end, expire,
extinguish,
fire,
halt,
issue,
lapse,
limit,
perfect, prorogate, prorogue, put an end to,
recess,
restrict,
result, run out, sack,
scratch, scrub, tether,
ultimate, wind down, wind up, wrap up,
wrap*
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Antonyms: |
begin, initiate, open, start
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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