Synonyms for closing
- noun
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Ending
3. Completion
Adjective
Definitions
- n. 1
The act by which something is closed.
openings and closings of doors
- n. 2
The end or conclusion of something.
the closing of a popular play
- n. 3
The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded.
- adj. 1
Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others.
I'd like to add some closing words.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- closings → ends, endings, conclusions, closures…
Example sentences
- ending The separation felt like a never-ending nightmare.
- closure The plant's closure spelt disaster for the town.
- completion The construction work is steadily nearing completion.
- shutting Shutting the door, they went up to the first floor.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| closing | steady | |
| ending | steady | |
| closure | rising | |
| completion | falling | |
| shutting | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- end1
- 4 letters
- last1
- 5 letters
- final2
- 6 letters
- ending2, latter2
- 7 letters
- closure2
- 8 letters
- terminal3, shutting2, blockade2
- 9 letters
- occlusion3, closedown2
- 10 letters
- conclusion3, completion3, concluding3
- 11 letters
- culmination4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (final2 = 2 syllables).