closing

/klˈoʊzɪŋ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. final or ending
   “the closing stages of the election”

noun

1. the act of closing something
2. the last section of a communication
   “in conclusion I want to say...”
3. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
   “the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision”
4. termination of operations
   “they regretted the closure of the day care center”
5. a concluding action

Synonyms for closing

• concluding
• terminative
• year-end
• shutting
• conclusion
• end
• close
• ending
• closure
• closedown
• shutdown
• completion
• culmination
• windup
• mop up

Antonyms of closing

• opening

Words that rhyme with closing

• composing
• imposing
• enclosing
• opposing
• posing
• bulldozing
• decomposing
• disclosing
• disposing
• dozing
• exposing
• foreclosing
• hosing
• juxtaposing
• nosing
• overexposing
• predisposing
• proposing
• reimposing
• rosing
• supposing