Synonyms for closure
ˈkloʊ ʒərclo·sure

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1. closing, closurenoun

   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:
   block, gag law, completion, end, gag rule, conclusion, ending, culmination, resolution, stoppage, mop up, cloture, close, occlusion, blockage, law of closure, settlement, closing, shutdown, shutting, stop, closedown, windup

2. closure, cloture, gag rule, gag lawnoun

   a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

   Synonyms:
   stop, block, settlement, shutdown, gag law, occlusion, law of closure, resolution, gag rule, cloture, blockage, closedown, stoppage, closing

3. closure, law of closurenoun

   a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric

   Synonyms:
   stop, block, settlement, shutdown, gag law, occlusion, law of closure, resolution, gag rule, cloture, blockage, closedown, stoppage, closing

4. settlement, resolution, closurenoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   colony, small town, block, firmness of purpose, liquidation, closedown, resolving power, stop, solving, answer, gag law, colonization, resoluteness, solution, solvent, cloture, resolve, stoppage, result, resolving, declaration, law of closure, settlement, closing, blockage, gag rule, shutdown, firmness, occlusion, village, resolution, colonisation

5. blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppagenoun

   an obstruction in a pipe or tube

   "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

   Synonyms:
   hitch, cube, blocking, full stop, stoppage, layover, cloture, law of closure, halt, plosive, gag law, diaphragm, pulley-block, pulley, arrest, closing, point, closedown, plosive speech sound, occlusion, cylinder block, check, occluded front, obstruction, mental block, engine block, full point, block, blockage, stop consonant, stopover, shutdown, stop, occlusive, city block, auction block, resolution, period, stay, pulley block, catch, plosive consonant, gag rule, settlement

6. blockage, closure, occlusionnoun

   the act of blocking

   Synonyms:
   block, gag law, occluded front, gag rule, obstruction, stoppage, cloture, blockage, occlusion, law of closure, settlement, closing, shutdown, stop, closedown, resolution

7. closure, closedown, closing, shutdownverb

   termination of operations

   "they regretted the closure of the day care center"

   Synonyms:
   block, gag law, completion, end, gag rule, conclusion, ending, culmination, stoppage, mop up, cloture, blockage, occlusion, law of closure, settlement, closing, shutdown, close, shutting, stop, closedown, resolution, windup

8. closure, clotureverb

   terminate debate by calling for a vote

   "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"

   Synonyms:
   cloture

Matched Categories

1. • Gestalt Law Of Organization
   • Approach
   • Decision Making
   • End
   • Obstruction

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1. List of paraphrases for "closure":

   closing, closures, close, closed, latch, shutdown, end, fence, decommissioning, conclusion, lock, concluding, shut-off, close-out, shut-down, blockade, shut, zipper, sealing, closeout, termination, fencing, abandonment

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1. Hope Solo:

   Today's decision brings closure to what has been one of the most difficult and emotionally draining times of my life.

2. Mark Molinari:

   Criminal mischief, swastikas, property damage are no different to us than robberies and assaults. They're all victimizing an entire community -- sometimes a world-wide community -- so not being able to get closure for that community is difficult for all of us here, our cases don't just victimize the victim. They victimize a group.

3. Scott Thomas:

   When he said, Guilty, to me, I have my closure.

4. Herbert Diess:

   We will only build vehicles after the works holiday that fulfil the new standards. The deliveries will take place gradually as soon as the necessary approvals are there, but many vehicles will have to we warehoused in the meantime. To make sure their numbers don't become too large we will have to plan closure days through the end of September.

5. Mark Maguire:

   We continue to publicly request that the governor and the attorney general release the video, any information related to this to the family, there's nothing precluding them under the law from giving the family the opportunity to view these videos and bring closure to them.