closing

/ˈkloʊzɪŋ/

/ˈklʌʊzɪŋ/

Other forms: closings

Definitions of closing

1. noun

   the act of closing something
   synonyms: shutting

   antonyms:

   opening

   the act of opening something

   type of:

   motility, motion, move, movement

   a change of position that does not entail a change of location
2. noun

   termination of operations
   synonyms: closedown, closure, shutdown

   types:

   plant closing

   act of shutting down operation of a plant

   bank closing

   act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure

   layoff

   the act of laying off an employee or a work force

   type of:

   conclusion, ending, termination

   the act of ending something
3. noun

   a concluding action
   synonyms: completion, culmination, mop up, windup

   types:

   consummation

   the act of bringing to completion or fruition

   consummation

   the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse

   finish, finishing

   the act of finishing

   finalisation, finalization

   the act of finalizing

   follow-through

   carrying some project or intention to full completion

   follow-through

   the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion

   graduation

   the successful completion of a program of study

   fruition, realisation, realization

   something that is made real or concrete

   fulfillment, fulfilment

   the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc)

   close, closing curtain, finale, finis

   the concluding part of any performance

   type of:

   conclusion, ending, termination

   the act of ending something
4. noun

   the last section of a communication
   synonyms: close, conclusion, end, ending

   types:

   anticlimax, bathos

   a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one

   afterword, epilog, epilogue

   a short section added at the end of a literary work

   epilog, epilogue

   a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play

   peroration

   (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration

   coda, finale

   the closing section of a musical composition

   type of:

   section, subdivision

   a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
5. adjective

   final or ending
   “the closing stages of the election”

   “the closing weeks of the year”

   “the closing scene of the film”

   “closing remarks”

   synonyms:

   concluding, final, last, terminal

   occurring at or forming an end or termination

   terminative

   coming to an end

   year-end

   taking place at the close of a fiscal year

   antonyms:

   opening

   first or beginning

   beginning, first

   serving to begin

   first, inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden

   serving to set in motion

   introductory

   serving to open or begin

   starting

   appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
6. noun

   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”

   synonyms: closure

   type of:

   approach, approaching, coming

   the act of drawing spatially closer to something