1. (noun)time period, period of time, period an amount of time Synonyms: stop, period of time, period, catamenia, menstruum, menstruation, geological period, full point, time period, menses, point, flow, full stop
2. (noun)period the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon Synonyms: stop, period of time, catamenia, menstruum, menstruation, geological period, full point, time period, menses, point, flow, full stop
3. (noun)period (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games Synonyms: stop, period of time, catamenia, menstruum, menstruation, geological period, full point, time period, menses, point, flow, full stop
4. (noun)period, geological period a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed Synonyms: stop, period of time, period, catamenia, menstruum, menstruation, geological period, full point, time period, menses, point, flow, full stop
5. (noun)period the end or completion of something Synonyms: stop, period of time, catamenia, menstruum, menstruation, geological period, full point, time period, menses, point, flow, full stop
6. (noun)menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period, flow the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause Synonyms: menstruum, flow rate, current, flowing, menses, menstruation, period of time, full point, stream, full stop, catamenia, time period, stop, period, flow, point, geological period, rate of flow
7. (noun)period, point, full stop, stop, full point a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations Synonyms: hitch, occlusion, plosive, spot, menses, halt, catamenia, dot, period of time, stop, head, full stop, gunpoint, peak, flow, plosive speech sound, diaphragm, point, point in time, blockage, percentage point, breaker point, catch, full point, stop consonant, block, menstruation, time period, stopover, layover, level, occlusive, stage, degree, pointedness, stoppage, arrest, period, power point, stay, detail, decimal point, distributor point, item, plosive consonant, geological period, compass point, menstruum, tip, closure, check
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'period'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. period The end is the terminal part of a material object that has length; the extremity is distinctively the terminal point, and may thus be but part of the end in the general sense of that word; th Synonyms: end, accomplishment, effect, limit, achievement, expiration, outcome, bound, extent, period, boundary, extremity, point, cessation, finale, purpose, close, finis, result, completion, finish, termination, conclusion, fulfilment, terminus, consequence, goal, tip, consummation, intent, utmost, design, issue, uttermost
Synonyms for period 
