Dictionary entry details
• CONCLUSION (noun)
Meaning:
A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
conclusion; decision; determination
Context examples:
a decision unfavorable to the opposition / his conclusion took the evidence into account / satisfied with the panel's determination
Hypernyms ("conclusion" is a kind of...):
judgement; judgment; mind (an opinion formed by judging something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conclusion"):
predeterminaation (a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something)
Meaning:
An intuitive assumption
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
jump to a conclusion
Hypernyms ("conclusion" is a kind of...):
assumption; supposal; supposition (a hypothesis that is taken for granted)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conclusion"):
non sequitur ((logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises)
Meaning:
The temporal end; the concluding time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
close; finale; finis; last; stopping point; conclusion; finish
Context examples:
the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell / the market was up at the finish / they were playing better at the close of the season
Hypernyms ("conclusion" is a kind of...):
end; ending (the point in time at which something ends)
Meaning:
Event whose occurrence ends something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
conclusion; ending; finish
Context examples:
his death marked the ending of an era / when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show
Hypernyms ("conclusion" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conclusion"):
triumph; victory (a successful ending of a struggle or contest)
halt; stop (the event of something ending)
omega; Z (the ending of a series or sequence)
demolition; destruction; wipeout (an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something)
foregone conclusion; matter of course (an inevitable ending)
final result; outcome; result; resultant; termination (something that results)
end; final stage; last (the concluding parts of an event or occurrence)
defeat; licking (an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest)
Meaning:
The proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
ratiocination; conclusion
Hypernyms ("conclusion" is a kind of...):
proposition ((logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false)
Meronyms (parts of "conclusion"):
major term (the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion)
minor term (the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion)
Holonyms ("conclusion" is a part of...):
syllogism (deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises)
Meaning:
The act of ending something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
ending; termination; conclusion
Context example:
the termination of the agreement
Hypernyms ("conclusion" is a kind of...):
change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conclusion"):
abolishment; abolition (the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery))
liquidation; settlement (termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities)
drug withdrawal; withdrawal (the termination of drug taking)
closedown; closing; closure; shutdown (termination of operations)
extinction; extinguishing; quenching (the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning)
disappearance; fade (gradually ceasing to be visible)
abortion (termination of pregnancy)
deactivation; defusing (the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb))
discontinuance; discontinuation (the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent))
kill; killing; putting to death (the act of terminating a life)
destruction; devastation (the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists)
discharge; dismissal; dismission; firing; liberation; release; sack; sacking (the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart))
abort (the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed)
demonetisation; demonetization (ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country)
release; tone ending ((music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone)
closing; completion; culmination; mop up; windup (a concluding action)
retirement (withdrawal from your position or occupation)
relinquishing; relinquishment (the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.)
breakup; dissolution (the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations))
overthrow (the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force))
adjournment; dissolution (the termination of a meeting)
Meaning:
A final settlement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context examples:
the conclusion of a business deal / the conclusion of the peace treaty
Hypernyms ("conclusion" is a kind of...):
settlement (a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it)
Meaning:
The last section of a communication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
close; closing; ending; conclusion; end
Context example:
in conclusion I want to say...
Hypernyms ("conclusion" is a kind of...):
section; subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conclusion"):
coda; finale (the closing section of a musical composition)
peroration ((rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration)
epilog; epilogue (a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play)
epilog; epilogue (a short passage added at the end of a literary work)
anticlimax; bathos (a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one)
Holonyms ("conclusion" is a part of...):
narration; recital; yarn (the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events)
address; speech (the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience)
Meaning:
The act of making up your mind about something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
decision; determination; conclusion
Context examples:
the burden of decision was his / he drew his conclusions quickly
Hypernyms ("conclusion" is a kind of...):
choice; option; pick; selection (the act of choosing or selecting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conclusion"):
appointment; assignment; designation; naming (the act of putting a person into a non-elective position)
call ((sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee)
move (the act of deciding to do something)
casting lots; drawing lots; sortition (making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn)
resolution (a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner)
