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

Matched Categories

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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How to use shutdown in a sentence?

1. Nancy Pelosi:

   Happy anniversary Mr President, you wanted a shutdown. The shutdown is all yours.

2. Paul Rinaldi:

   Many controllers have reached the breaking point of exhaustion, stress and worry caused by this shutdown.

3. The White House:

   President Obama, Dems threaten shutdown as funding deadline looms - WashEx :.

4. Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester:

   What public policy needs to do, and this includes the Fed, is to help ensure that the shutdown in activity that is being felt doesn't cause lasting damage to the economy, and to make sure that we give aid and relief to the employees and workers and the businesses that are bearing the brunt of that shutdown.

5. Tony Reardon:

   CBP officers, they are angered by the fact that they are required to work throughout the shutdown and not be paid, because they recognize they are doing important security and important trade and travel work for the country, so to not be paid adds insult to injury.