TERMINATED Synonyms: 190 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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as in finished

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

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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

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The Interior Department terminated the 50-year lease held by the local nonprofit National Links Trust in December. —

Christine Valora, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2026 According to Morais, Hughes has since been terminated by Waterbury Public Schools and is not permitted on any Department of Education property. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026 Talks were held over his contract being terminated early but that was halted after his winner against Tottenham. —

Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 1 May 2026 The indictment alleges that after the NIH terminated a bat coronavirus grant to EcoHealth Alliance, Morens and co-conspirators pledged to help restore the grant and used back-channel communications to influence NIH funding decisions while deliberately avoiding transparency requirements. —

Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 By the Court’s order, however, that stay automatically terminated with yesterday’s decision. —

Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026 The sub-2 marathon marked the zenith of a multiyear turnaround effort at Adidas, which in 2022 terminated a lucrative partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West in the wake of his antisemitic remarks. —

Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2026 Motiwalla was hired in April 2023 and served as its chief operations officer until his lawsuit complaint said he was terminated in January 2026. —

Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026 Later, in pre-litigation communications with Live Nation, the company said he was terminated for cause, according to the lawsuit. —

Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminated

Adjective

That visibility spans environmental emissions, worker health protections and chemical residues in finished products, all assessed as interconnected parts of the same manufacturing system rather than isolated compliance checkpoints.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Small, finished improvements add up quickly and make a home feel better cared for without requiring major renovation.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 May 2026