TERMINATED Synonyms: 190 Similar and Opposite Words

terminated 1 of 2

adjective

as in finished

brought or having come to an end there is an effort to restart the terminated negotiations

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terminated

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verb

past tense of terminate

as in ended

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point we need to terminate the discussion for this evening, but we'll resume tomorrow morning

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as in concluded

to come to an end this class will terminate with the arrival of Memorial Day

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as in defined

to mark the limits of terminated the area set aside for the runners to change their clothes with a series of folding screens

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as in assassinated

to put to death deliberately the operative's covert mission was to terminate the leader of the opposition

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as in removed

to let go from office, service, or employment he was terminated for constantly coming in to work late

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Recent Examples of terminated

Adjective

Some of the administration’s attempts to cancel research grants that focused on topics like gender, diversity, equity and inclusion have been reversed, but roughly 1,240 grants remain terminated, according to a tracking project called Grant Witness. — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026

Verb

Fired Georgia Southern University employee Gemma Skuraton claimed in federal court last year she was terminated for defending the rights of transgender students. — Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The Current mutually terminated 17-year-old Meila Brewer’s contract on Wednesday, further cutting down the depth options. — Pj Green september 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 Element had a deal to merge with Solstice Advanced Materials, but both shareholder bases disliked the idea, so the companies terminated it last week. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 The Clippers terminated the relationship two years later, citing contract default. — Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 In some instances, there have been employees who have been terminated for breaking Ford's policies. — Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The Angels’ 20-year, $3 billion TV deal with Fox Sports kicked off in 2011, but ahead of his season, the Angels and eight other MLB teams terminated their deals that were now with FanDuel Sports Network. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Blackbox Multimedia, which has produced series for 5 including The Ex-Wife and Benidorm is Murder, alleges that the network wrongfully terminated a production deal and it is owed money. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 The deal comes less than a month after the NWSL terminated its agreement with Victory+, the free streaming platform. — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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Adjective

According to the team, the launch of 3Dirigo X marks an ongoing research phase rather than a finished product.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
With that and, soon enough, the end of the Civil War, construction of the red-brick fort was halted; the half-finished building is what remains today.

— Victoria Davies, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of finished

Verb

The city experienced a recent peak of 719 homicides in 2022, a year before Johnson took office, and ended last year with 416, according to Chicago police statistics.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
This is one family’s experience of their last year in Connecticut after major hospitals abruptly ended gender-affirming medical care for trans youth.

— Dr. SJ Job, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of ended

Verb

The costars continued on Yellowstone Dutton Ranch until the fifth and final season concluded in December 2024.

— Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
The Future Factor Judge Leon concluded that the government had just failed to show that the AT&T-Time Warner merger would substantially lessen competition.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of concluded

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The study defined high-exposure counties as having median annual emissions of 51 pounds of ethylbenzene and 44 pounds of toulene.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Spirit’s team created a warm mahogany-and-veneer interior defined by curves, with details such as fore-and-aft berths, a shower, a galley, and an electric head.

— Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of defined

Verb

After Kirk was assassinated, the Congressional Black Caucus put out a statement condemning political violence.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026
The judge also cited retaliation against people who were critical of Charlie Kirk after the Turning Point USA co-founder was assassinated last September.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of assassinated

Verb

But Boone removed him from the lineup before the top of the fourth, shifting José Caballero to shortstop and bringing in Amed Rosario to play third base.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
That arrest came roughly one-and-a-half-years removed from Cleveland being arrested for DUI.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of removed

Adjective

To defeat Iran would be a complete victory, not only for Israel but for the entire Middle East.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Those tests should reveal how well the modular architecture performs once individual components operate as part of a complete launcher.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of complete

Verb

Well, yeah, those ACA enhancements that were originated during the pandemic, those actually expired at the end of this past year.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
And Turkey's 25-year gas import contract with Iran expired at the end of July, with no successor long-term deal announced.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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