Synonyms for terminate
ˈtɜr məˌneɪtter·mi·nate

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1. terminate

   Abolish, to do away with, bring absolutely to an end, especially as something hostile, hindering, or harmful, was formerly used of persons and material objects, a usage now obsolete except in poetry or highly figurative speech. Abolish is now used of institutions, customs, and conditions, especially those wide-spread and long existing; as, to abolish slavery, ignorance, intemperance, poverty. A building that is burned to the ground is said to be destroyed by fire. Annihilate, as a philosophical term, signifies to put absolutely out of existence. As far as our knowledge goes, matter is never annihilated, but only changes its form. Some believe that the wicked will be annihilated. Abolish is not said of laws. There we use repeal, abrogate, nullify, etc.: repeal by the enacting body, nullify by revolutionary proceedings; a later statute abrogates, without formally repealing, any earlier law with which it conflicts. An appellate court may reverse or set aside the decision of an inferior court. Overthrow may be used in either a good or a bad sense; suppress is commonly in a good, subvert always in a bad sense; as, to subvert our liberties; to suppress a rebellion. The law prohibits what may never have existed; it abolishes an existing evil. We abate a nuisance, terminate a controversy. Compare CANCEL; DEMOLISH; EXTERMINATE.

   Synonyms:
   abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, destroy, end, end, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, prohibit, remove, repeal, reverse, revoke, set aside, stamp out, subvert, supplant, suppress

   Antonyms:
   authorize, cherish, confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, introduce, legalize, promote, reinstate, renew, repair, restore, revive, set up, support, sustain

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1. terminate

   Synonyms:
   limit, end, put an end to, close, finish, complete, stop, conclude

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1. end, terminateverb

   bring to an end or halt

   "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

   Synonyms:
   stop, give the sack, end, dismiss, give the axe, cease, give notice, can, finish, displace, send away, sack, fire, force out

2. end, stop, finish, terminate, ceaseverb

   have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

   "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

   Synonyms:
   eat up, block up, complete, sack, halt, can, arrest, give up, finish up, block off, hold back, end, give the axe, finish, block, displace, polish off, lay off, turn back, stop over, break off, break, fetch up, fire, land up, stop, blockade, hold on, wind up, bar, cease, barricade, discontinue, contain, end up, force out, give notice, kibosh, give the sack, intercept, dismiss, send away, quit, check

3. end, terminateverb

   be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

   "This sad scene ended the movie"

   Synonyms:
   stop, give the sack, end, dismiss, give the axe, cease, give notice, can, finish, displace, send away, sack, fire, force out

4. displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminateverb

   terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

   "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

   Synonyms:
   throw out, kindle, notify, depose, advise, gouge, go off, give the axe, burn, tin, can, apprize, rout out, plunder, enkindle, give the sack, put up, sack, end, give the bounce, evict, elicit, discount, finish, move, fire, stop, arouse, drive out, crowd out, brush off, squeeze out, give notice, open fire, usher out, displace, send packing, send word, apprise, dissolve, push aside, dismiss, give the gate, raise, clear, ignore, provoke, sack up, burn down, cease, squirt, rouse, brush aside, discharge, evoke, fuel, force out, preempt, eject, disregard, drop, send away, net

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1. terminateverb

   Synonyms:
   bound, limit, set bounds to

2. terminateverb

   Synonyms:
   end, conclude, complete, close, finish, bring to an end, put an end to

3. terminateverb

   Synonyms:
   end, cease, close, be limited, stop short, come to an end

4. terminateverb

   Synonyms:
   eventuate, issue, prove, turn out

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1. List of paraphrases for "terminate":

   end, termination, rescind, cancel, terminated, discontinue, ending, cease, stop, denounce, halt, finish, interrupt, revoke, terminating, conclude

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1. John Wesley:

   A feast of dedication; yet he calls it a feast to Jehovah; for as brutish as they were, they did not design to terminate their adoration in the image; but they made it for a representation of the true God...yet this did not excuse them from gross idolatry.”

2. Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu:

   We have long continued air operations in that region with the United States ... We have certain plans to terminate the Daesh presence on our border. Once these plans are finalised, our operations will intensify. You will see this in the coming days.

3. Eid Hnaif:

   We lost half of the season and this affected us negatively. I'm unable to pay my eight employees for the second month and can't terminate their services because I'm not sure if the crossing will open or not.

4. Chuck Schumer:

   It is no surprise that the president holds the rule of law and our Constitution in minimal regard. There is no emergency ; Congress has refused to fund his wall multiple times ; Mexico wont pay for it ; and a bipartisan majority in both chambers just voted to terminate his fake emergency.

5. Parks Department spokeswoman Meghan Lalor:

   Sexual assault has no place at Parks. As soon as we found out about the arrest, Parks took immediate action to terminate Mr. Soto.