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Nouns (16)

conclusion

n. a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"

conclusion

n. an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion"

termination, ending, conclusion

n. the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"

decision, determination, conclusion

n. the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"

ending, conclusion, finish

n. event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

conclusion, end, close, closing, ending

n. the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."

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Fuzzynyms (76)

deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis

n. reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

analysis, analytic thinking

n. the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations

inference, illation

n. the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

judgment, judgement, judging

n. the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

resultant role, result

n. the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause

blend, portmanteau word, portmanteau

n. a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau"

elucidation

n. an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on

key, tonality

n. any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music

key

n. a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access; "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it"

assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley

n. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"

suspension, suspension system

n. a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle

suspension, dangling, hanging

n. the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"

inference, illation

n. the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

removal

n. dismissal from office

abrogation, repeal, annulment

n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

cancellation

n. the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

annulment, invalidation

n. (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)

retraction

n. the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"

cessation, surcease

n. a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"

consummation

n. the act of bringing to completion or fruition

end

n. the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"

diagnosis, diagnosing

n. identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

determination, finding

n. the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures"

resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution

n. the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"

settlement, resolution, closure

n. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"

resolution, declaration, resolve

n. a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

determination

n. deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature; "the determination of grammatical inflections"

opinion, ruling

n. the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

verdict, finding of fact

n. (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment

judgment, judgement, assessment

n. the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"

denouement

n. the outcome of a complex sequence of events

decision

n. (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"

decision

n. the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row"

cessation, surcease

n. a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"

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Antonyms (5)

beginning

n. the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"

origin, origination, inception

n. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

opening

n. the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme"

conclusion

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