Nearby Words
Closing [kloh-zing]
Main Entry:
close [v. klohz; adj., adv. klohs or, for 51, klohz; n. klohz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, klohs for 61, 62, 66]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: obstruct, seal
Synonyms: bang, bar, block, bolt, button, caulk, choke, clap, clench, clog, confine, congest, cork, dam, exclude, fasten, fill, lock, occlude, plug, prevent passage, put to, retard flow, screen, secure, shut, shut off, shutter, slam, stop up, stopper, stuff, turn off
Antonyms: open, release, unclose, unplug, unseal, unstop
Main Entry: close
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: join, unite
Synonyms: agree, bind, chain, coalesce, come together, connect, couple, encounter, fuse, grapple, inclose, meet, put together, tie, tie up
Antonyms: disjoin, disunite, open
Main Entry: closing
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: last
Synonyms: concluding, final, finishing, terminating, winding up
Main Entry: closing
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: end
Synonyms: cease, cessation, close, closure, completion, conclusion, ending, finale, finish, stop, stopping point, termination, terminus, wind-up, windup, wrap-up
Main Entry: achieve
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal
Synonyms: accomplish, acquire, actualize, attain, bring about, bring off, bring to pass, cap, carry out, carry through, close, complete, conclude, consummate, deliver, discharge, dispatch, do, earn, earn wings, effect, effectuate, enact, end, execute, finish, follow through, fulfill, gain, get, get done, manage, negotiate, obtain, perfect, perform, procure, produce, rack up, reach, realize, resolve, score, seal, see through, settle, sign, solve, win, wind up, work out
Notes: achieve means 'to bring to a successful conclusion' (literally French 'to bring to a head') and accomplish means 'to perform fully'; the completion of achievement is more comprehensive
Antonyms: fail, lose, miss
Main Entry: bar
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: secure, usually with a length of material
Synonyms: barricade, block, blockade, bolt, caulk, clog, close, dam, deadbolt, dike, fasten, fence, jam, latch, lock, plug, seal, secure, trammel, wall
Antonyms: loosen, open, unfasten
Main Entry: block
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: obstruct
Synonyms: arrest, bar, barricade, block out, blockade, brake, catch, charge, check, choke, clog, close, close off, close out, congest, cut off, dam, deter, fill, halt, hang up, hinder, hold up, impede, intercept, interfere with, occlude, plug, prevent, shut off, shut out, stall, stonewall, stop, stop up, stopper, stymie, tackle, take out of play, thwart
Antonyms: let go, let up, open, unblock
Main Entry: block out
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: try to forget
Synonyms: close, conceal, cover, hide, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud, shut off, shut out
Antonyms: recall, remember
Main Entry: cease
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: stop, conclude
Synonyms: back off, break off, bring to an end, call it a day, call it quits, close, close out, come to an end, culminate, cut it out, desist, die, discontinue, drop, end, fail, finish, give over, halt, intermit, knock off, leave off, pack in, quit, quit cold turkey, refrain, shut down, stay, surcease, terminate, wind up
Antonyms: begin, commence, continue, go, initiate, keep on, start
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