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Terminate

🔄 Synonyms of "Terminate"

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dismissverb	(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
firenoun	(uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
ceaseverb	(formal, intransitive) To stop.
endnoun	The terminal point of something in space or time.
sacknoun	A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
stopverb	(intransitive) To cease moving.
finishverb	(transitive) To complete (something).
force outverb	To cause something to be ejected
give noticeverb	(idiomatic) To announce one's intent to leave a job; to inform an employer that one is leaving.
give the axeverb	(informal, idiomatic) To fire (dismiss from employment).
send awayverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To dismiss from one's presence.
cannoun	(auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
engageverb	(transitive) To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
employverb	To retain (someone) as an employee.
commenceverb	(intransitive) To begin, start.
startverb	The beginning of an activity.
getverb	(transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
beginverb	(ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
set aboutverb	(intransitive) To start doing or to devote oneself to some task; to set upon.
set outverb	(intransitive) To start an activity with the intention of finishing it.
start outverb	To begin.
lead offverb	(baseball) To be the first batter of an inning.
hireverb	(transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
dismissverb	(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
ceaseverb	(formal, intransitive) To stop.
give the axeverb	(informal, idiomatic) To fire (dismiss from employment).
force outverb	To cause something to be ejected
stopverb	(intransitive) To cease moving.
endverb	(intransitive) To conclude; to bring something to an end.
finishverb	(transitive) To complete (something).
send awayverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To dismiss from one's presence.
give noticeverb	(idiomatic) To announce one's intent to leave a job; to inform an employer that one is leaving.
canverb	(auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to.
sackverb	To put in a sack or sacks.
fireverb	(transitive) To set (something, often a building) on fire.
discontinueverb	(transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
abolishverb	To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
terminationnoun	The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
desistverb	(ambitransitive, formal) To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).
dissolveverb	(transitive) To liquify, melt into a fluid.
deactivationnoun	The act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm.
removeverb	(transitive) To delete.
leaveverb	(transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.