terminate
English Thesaurus
1. bring to an end or halt (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | close out, |
| definition | : | terminate (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | finish, |
| definition | : | cause to finish a relationship with somebody (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | abort, |
| definition | : | terminate before completion (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | culminate, |
| definition | : | bring to a head or to the highest point (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | lift, raise, |
| definition | : | put an end to (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | ax, axe, |
| definition | : | terminate (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | kill, stamp out, |
| definition | : | end or extinguish by forceful means (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | break up, dissolve, |
| definition | : | bring the association of to an end or cause to break up (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | complete, finish, |
| definition | : | come or bring to a finish or an end (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | closure, cloture, |
| definition | : | terminate debate by calling for a vote (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | conclude, |
| definition | : | bring to a close (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | close, |
| definition | : | complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | phase out, |
| definition | : | terminate gradually (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | close, |
| definition | : | finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.) (verb.social) |
| cause | : | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate, |
| definition | : | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative) |
2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | remove, |
| definition | : | remove from a position or an office (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | retire, |
| definition | : | make (someone) retire (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | pension off, |
| definition | : | let go from employment with an attractive pension (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | clean out, |
| definition | : | force out (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | furlough, lay off, |
| definition | : | dismiss, usually for economic reasons (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | squeeze out, |
| definition | : | force out (verb.social) |
3. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative)
| hyponym | : | pass away, |
| definition | : | go out of existence (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | lapse, |
| definition | : | end, at least for a long time (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | cut out, |
| definition | : | cease operating (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | go out, |
| definition | : | become extinguished (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | climax, culminate, |
| definition | : | end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | run out, |
| definition | : | become used up; be exhausted (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | close, conclude, |
| definition | : | come to a close (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | discontinue, |
| definition | : | come to or be at an end (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | break, |
| definition | : | come to an end (verb.stative) |
4. be the end of; be the last or concluding part of (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | close, |
| definition | : | cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop (verb.perception) |
5. bring to an end or halt (verb.change)
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | a final part or section (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | end, final stage, last, |
| definition | : | the concluding parts of an event or occurrence (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | end, ending, |
| definition | : | the point in time at which something ends (noun.time) |
| derivation | : | terminative, |
| definition | : | coming to an end (adj.all) |
6. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social)
| derivation | : | dismissible, |
| definition | : | subject to dismissal (adj.all) |
7. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative)
| antonym | : | begin, start, |
| definition | : | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | a final part or section (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | end, final stage, last, |
| definition | : | the concluding parts of an event or occurrence (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | a boundary marking the extremities of something (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | end, terminal, |
| definition | : | either extremity of something that has length (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | end, ending, |
| definition | : | the point in time at which something ends (noun.time) |
| derivation | : | terminative, |
| definition | : | coming to an end (adj.all) |
8. be the end of; be the last or concluding part of (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | a final part or section (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | destination, terminus, |
| definition | : | the ultimate goal for which something is done (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | end, final stage, last, |
| definition | : | the concluding parts of an event or occurrence (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | end, ending, |
| definition | : | the point in time at which something ends (noun.time) |
| derivation | : | terminative, |
| definition | : | coming to an end (adj.all) |
9. bring to an end or halt (verb.change)
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | a final part or section (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | end, final stage, last, |
| definition | : | the concluding parts of an event or occurrence (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | end, ending, |
| definition | : | the point in time at which something ends (noun.time) |
| derivation | : | terminative, |
| definition | : | coming to an end (adj.all) |
10. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social)
| derivation | : | dismissible, |
| definition | : | subject to dismissal (adj.all) |
11. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative)
| antonym | : | begin, start, |
| definition | : | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | a final part or section (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | end, final stage, last, |
| definition | : | the concluding parts of an event or occurrence (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | a boundary marking the extremities of something (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | end, terminal, |
| definition | : | either extremity of something that has length (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | end, ending, |
| definition | : | the point in time at which something ends (noun.time) |
| derivation | : | terminative, |
| definition | : | coming to an end (adj.all) |
12. be the end of; be the last or concluding part of (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | a final part or section (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | destination, terminus, |
| definition | : | the ultimate goal for which something is done (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | end, final stage, last, |
| definition | : | the concluding parts of an event or occurrence (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | end, ending, |
| definition | : | the point in time at which something ends (noun.time) |
| derivation | : | terminative, |
| definition | : | coming to an end (adj.all) |
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