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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be a consequence |
| Synonyms: | be consequent, befall, come about, come to pass, end, ensue, eventualize, follow, happen, issue, occur, result, stop, take place, terminate |
| Antonyms: | cause |
| Main Entry: | fail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lose money |
| Synonyms: | be cleaned out, be in arrears, be ruined, be taken to the cleaners, become insolvent, break, close, close down, close one's doors, crash, defalcate, default, dishonor, drop, drop a bundle, end, finish, fold, go bankrupt, go belly up, go broke, go bust, go into chapter 11, go out of business, go to the wall, go under, go up, lose big, lose one's shirt, overdraw, repudiate, terminate |
| Antonyms: | earn, gain, obtain, win |
| Main Entry: | finish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring to a conclusion; get done |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, bag it, break up, bring to a close, carry through, cease, clinch, close, complete, conclude, crown*, culminate, deal with, determine, discharge, do, effect, end, execute, finalize, fold, fulfill, get out of the way, halt, hang it up, have done with, make, make short work of, mop up, perfect, put finishing touches on, round off, round up, scratch, scrub, settle, sew up, shut down, shutter, stop, terminate, top off, ultimate, wind up, wrap, wrap up |
| Antonyms: | begin, commence, initiate, introduce, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dismiss from responsibility |
| Synonyms: | ax, boot, can*, discharge, drop, eject, expel, give bum's rush, give marching orders, give one notice, give pink slip, give the sack, hand walking papers, kick out, lay off, let one go, oust, pink slip, sack, terminate |
| Antonyms: | hire |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | go |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | die, collapse |
| Synonyms: | bend, break, cave, conclude, consume, crumble, decease, decline, demise, depart, deplete, devour, dissipate, drop, exhaust, expend, expire, fail, finish, fold up, fritter, give, pass away, pass on, perish, run through, spend, squander, succumb, terminate, use up, waste, weaken, worsen, yield |
| Antonyms: | be born, create |
| Main Entry: | halt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop, cause to stop |
| Synonyms: | adjourn, arrest, balk, bar, block, blow the whistle on, break off, bring to an end, bring to standstill, call it a day, cease, cease fire, check, close down, come to an end, cool it, curb*, cut short, desist, deter, draw up, drop anchor, end, frustrate, hamper, hold at bay, hold back, impede, intermit, interrupt, obstruct, pause, pull up, punctuate, put a cork in, rest, stall, stand still, stay, stem, stop, suspend, terminate, wait |
| Antonyms: | carry on, continue, forge, forward, push |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hinder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent, slow down |
| Synonyms: | arrest, balk, bar, block, bottleneck, box in, burden, check, choke, clog, contravene, counteract, crab, cramp, crimp, cripple, curb, debar, delay, deter, encumber, fetter, frustrate, get in the way, hamper, hamstring, handicap, hog-tie, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere, interrupt, louse up, muzzle, neutralize, obstruct, offset, oppose, preclude, prohibit, resist, retard, shut out, snafu, stay, stop, stymie*, terminate, thwart, trammel |
| Antonyms: | advance, aid, allow, assist, encourage, facilitate, forward, further, help, permit, promote, push |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | knock off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop action; accomplish |
| Synonyms: | achieve, cease, complete, conclude, desist, discontinue, eliminate, finish, give over, halt, leave off, quit, stop work, succeed, surcease, terminate |
| Antonyms: | continue, pursue, start |
| Main Entry: | lapse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become void; fall back into previous pattern |
| Synonyms: | apostatize, backslide, become obsolete, cease, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, die, elapse, end, expire, go by, pass, recede, recidivate, relapse, retrograde, return, revert, run out, slide, slip, subside, terminate, weaken |
| Antonyms: | continue, go on, restart |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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