Synonyms for shutdown
ˈʃʌtˌdaʊnshut·down

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1. shutdownnoun

   Antonyms:
   startup

2. shutdownnoun

   The system is doing its shutdown operations.

   Antonyms:
   startup

3. shutdownnoun

   When he insulted me, my reply was such a shutdown he ceased his insults.

   Antonyms:
   startup

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1. closure, closedown, closing, shutdownnoun

   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, close, shutting, stop, closedown, resolution, windup, closure

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1. • Termination

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1. List of paraphrases for "shutdown":

   closure, off, closing, latch, power-off, close, judgment, sealing, lock, cut-off, sleep, power-down, shut-down

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1. Karl Lauterbach:

   It is not acceptable that we have up to 500 deaths every day, we need a tough shutdown now to make a difference.

2. Erik Voeten:

   Threatening a shutdown is simply not an option.

3. Chuck Schumer:

   On Fridayin the Oval Office, I made what I thought was a very generous offer to the president, the most generous offer yet, the president must take yes for an answer. Until he does, it’s the Trump Shutdown.

4. Newt Gingrich:

   The narrative in the media, which hates President Donald Trump, is that this is the President Donald Trump shutdown.

5. Stacey Abrams:

   The shutdown was a stunt engineered by the president of the United States, one that defied every tenet of fairness and abandoned not just our people but our values.