Synonyms for terminal
ˈtɜr mə nlter·mi·nal

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. terminal

   Synonyms:
   final, ultimate, marginal

   Antonyms:
   central, primal, preconclusive

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1. terminal, terminus, depotnoun

   station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

   Synonyms:
   term, terminus, terminal figure, end, endpoint, end point, entrepot, storehouse, store, storage, termination, depot, destination, pole

   Antonyms:
   next-to-last, nonfatal, antepenultimate, opening, junior(a), sophomore(a), in-between, penultimate, second-year, gray, intermediate, grey, third-year, halfway, subterminal, mediate, middle

2. terminal, polenoun

   a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves

   Synonyms:
   terminus, end, perch, celestial pole, magnetic pole, rod, depot, pole

   Antonyms:
   next-to-last, subterminal, antepenultimate, middle, opening, in-between, second-year, nonfatal, gray, sophomore(a), third-year, junior(a), intermediate, grey, penultimate, halfway, mediate

3. end, terminalnoun

   either extremity of something that has length

   "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"

   Synonyms:
   goal, remainder, terminus, last, conclusion, end, ending, pole, death, depot, destruction, remnant, closing, close, final stage, oddment

   Antonyms:
   sophomore(a), subterminal, grey, next-to-last, third-year, in-between, intermediate, middle, halfway, antepenultimate, penultimate, nonfatal, mediate, second-year, junior(a), opening, gray

4. terminaladjective

   electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display

   Synonyms:
   terminus, end, depot, pole

   Antonyms:
   grey, second-year, next-to-last, in-between, antepenultimate, gray, halfway, sophomore(a), intermediate, third-year, penultimate, opening, nonfatal, middle, mediate, junior(a), subterminal

5. terminaladjective

   of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route

   "freight pickup is a terminal service"; "terminal charges"

   Synonyms:
   concluding, final, last

   Antonyms:
   middle, subterminal, halfway, third-year, junior(a), sophomore(a), next-to-last, intermediate, nonfatal, opening, gray, mediate, antepenultimate, second-year, grey, in-between, penultimate

6. terminaladjective

   relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time

   "terminal examinations"; "terminal payments"

   Synonyms:
   concluding, final, last

   Antonyms:
   second-year, in-between, gray, penultimate, sophomore(a), subterminal, opening, antepenultimate, junior(a), mediate, next-to-last, intermediate, grey, nonfatal, middle, third-year, halfway

7. terminaladjective

   being or situated at an end

   "the endmost pillar"; "terminal buds on a branch"; "a terminal station"; "the terminal syllable"

   Synonyms:
   concluding, final, last

   Antonyms:
   third-year, intermediate, second-year, junior(a), next-to-last, subterminal, antepenultimate, opening, nonfatal, halfway, penultimate, sophomore(a), grey, gray, mediate, middle, in-between

8. concluding, final, last, terminaladjective

   occurring at or forming an end or termination

   "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"

   Synonyms:
   last-place, lowest, utmost, last(a), concluding, final, net, last

   Antonyms:
   grey, next-to-last, third-year, gray, nonfatal, second-year, antepenultimate, middle, halfway, mediate, in-between, sophomore(a), penultimate, subterminal, intermediate, junior(a), opening

9. terminaladjective

   causing or ending in or approaching death

   "a terminal patient"; "terminal cancer"

   Synonyms:
   concluding, final, last

   Antonyms:
   in-between, sophomore(a), intermediate, grey, mediate, second-year, gray, next-to-last, third-year, nonfatal, subterminal, penultimate, halfway, junior(a), opening, middle, antepenultimate

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. terminaladjective

   Synonyms:
   limiting, bounding

2. terminaladjective

   Synonyms:
   final, ultimate

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1. List of paraphrases for "terminal":

   terminals, pier, piers, terminus, lug, pin, end-stage, terminai, station, ferry, final, stations, marshalling, termini

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1. Christine White:

   I do not want to have to leave my husband, my family and my friends and move to Oregon, where terminal patients have some measure of peace of mind, dignity and control over their dying.

2. Stephen Ross:

   This approach has the potential to produce a paradigm shift in the psychological and existential care of patients with cancer, especially those with terminal illness.

3. Janette Spencer of Painsville:

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4. Leo Beletsky:

   It's important to keep in mind that recovery is an ongoing process rather than a discrete terminal event.

5. Rayna Souza:

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