What are some opposite words for closure?
Antonyms for closure
ˈkloʊ ʒərclo·sure
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term closure.
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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, windupclosure, cloture, gag rule, gag lawnoun
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
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stop, block, settlement, shutdown, gag law, occlusion, law of closure, resolution, gag rule, cloture, blockage, closedown, stoppage, closingclosure, 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
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stop, block, settlement, shutdown, gag law, occlusion, law of closure, resolution, gag rule, cloture, blockage, closedown, stoppage, closingsettlement, 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"
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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, colonisationblockage, 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"
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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, settlementblockage, closure, occlusionnoun
the act of blocking
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block, gag law, occluded front, gag rule, obstruction, stoppage, cloture, blockage, occlusion, law of closure, settlement, closing, shutdown, stop, closedown, resolutionclosure, 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, windupclosure, clotureverb
terminate debate by calling for a vote
"debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"
Synonyms:
cloture
How to use closure in a sentence?
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister:
Like any case at the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office we want to bring closure to the families involved and the community. We are seeing greater interest in this case thanks to Tiger King and we encourage anyone who knows something to call 813-247-8200.
We promised a vigorous defense to these baseless allegations and charges filed by our District Attorney, our DA attempted to railroad a highly decorated and well-respected member of the Philadelphia police department.We’re happy to bring closure to this case for Bologna, a 30-year member, who has served this city with respect and integrity.
Police Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore:
I hope that this brings them some sense of closure in that they can rest easy tonight knowing that Myles Sanderson is no longer a threat to them, it is going to be a very long and extensive( healing) process for those individuals. Some of them have witnessed incredible trauma.
The reality is, for us, there will never be closure, there are no words to describe what we lost and how our lives have forever changed.
For me right now, it’s more of I just need to know what happened, so I can have that closure for my son. That’s it.
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