termination

noun

ˌtər-mə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce termination (audio)
Definition of terminationnext
1
as in limitation
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go I've reached the termination of my patience with you kids

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2
as in demise
the act of ceasing to exist feels that the voluntary termination of one's life should be left entirely up to the patient

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3
as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity at the termination of the movie, please throw away any empty food containers in the appropriate bins

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Recent Examples of termination Raybould said resignation meant that Roell's name was relegated only to an internal do-not-hire list within DISD, while a termination would've required the involvement of the board of trustees and a public review. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Wrongful termination claims in the tech world are common immediately preceding large funding rounds as investors seek to optimize financial metrics. — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Then, discover the cryptography protecting it, map TLS termination points, understand certificate and PKI dependencies, identify legacy systems, test hybrid mechanisms and measure what’s actually being negotiated. — Scott Alldridge, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The agenda covers the producer responsibility plan, contingency planning, plan termination, revocation of a PRO’s status and annual reports. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for termination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for termination
  1. limitation
  2. demise
  3. cessation
  4. limit
  5. dissolution
  6. ending
  7. end
  8. death
Noun
  • Airscope overcomes this limitation by delivering a large field of view in a design light enough for animals to wear freely.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Meta insisted its recent operational incidents come from technical limitations rather than any partiality.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of limitation
Noun
  • One factor that could also affect air travel is the demise of Spirit Airlines, which went out of business in early May.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • An ancient family The mass extinction that caused the dinosaurs’ demise may have created an environment for the king-size fungus to evolve and thrive, according to the study.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of demise
Noun
  • Abrupt cessation of this class can even trigger a rebound worse than baseline.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Similarly, access to smoking-cessation treatment and harm-reduction resources varies substantially from country to country.
    — Emma Fenske, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of cessation
Noun
  • There’s nothing off limits here, nothing too garish to clash with saxophone and strings.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Existing apartments also would not be subject to the rent limits until five years after they were built.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of limit
Noun
  • His departure, alongside that of Benny Gantz, effectively ended the national unity arrangement and precipitated the dissolution of the war cabinet.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Netanyahu’s hard-right coalition partners frequently call for the West Bank’s annexation and the dissolution of the Palestinian Authority in the territory.
    — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of dissolution
Noun
  • Even people who like the film will leave yowling at the ending.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But even though that conclusion would be many times less schmaltzy than the actual film’s ending, Ishiguro won’t give it to us.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of ending
Noun
  • White’s lyrics are bittersweet pinpricks, his keening vocals already in mourning of childhood’s end—of responsibility, of bathing yourself, in so many words, knowledge of death.
    — Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The opening on the opposite side of the dish room is not finished and has metal wall studs and sheet rock ends exposed.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of end
Noun
  • The Kern County Coroner’s office will determine his cause of death, Hardy said.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Following her death, Trail dismembered Loofe’s body to avoid getting caught.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Termination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/termination. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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