Synonyms: conclusion, determination, decision
Definition: the act of making up your mind about something
Usage: the burden of decision was his; he drew his conclusions quickly
Similar words: selection, option, pick, choice
Definition: the act of choosing or selecting
Usage: your choice of colors was unfortunate; you can take your pick
Synonyms: termination, conclusion, ending
Definition: the act of ending something
Usage: the termination of the agreement
Similar words: change of state
Definition: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
Synonyms: conclusion
Definition: an intuitive assumption
Usage: jump to a conclusion
Similar words: assumption, supposal, supposition
Definition: a hypothesis that is taken for granted
Usage: any society is built upon certain assumptions
Synonyms: conclusion, decision, determination
Definition: a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
Usage: a decision unfavorable to the opposition; his conclusion took the evidence into account; satisfied with the panel's determination
Similar words: judgement, judgment, mind
Definition: an opinion formed by judging something
Usage: he was reluctant to make his judgment known; she changed her mind
Synonyms: close, closing, conclusion, end, ending
Definition: the last section of a communication
Usage: in conclusion I want to say...
Similar words: section, subdivision
Definition: a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
Usage: he always turns first to the business section; the history of this work is discussed in the next section
Synonyms: conclusion, ratiocination
Definition: the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
Similar words: proposition
Definition: (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
Synonyms: conclusion
Definition: a final settlement
Usage: the conclusion of a business deal; the conclusion of the peace treaty
Similar words: settlement
Definition: a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
Synonyms: ending, finish, conclusion
Definition: event whose occurrence ends something
Usage: his death marked the ending of an era; when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show
Similar words: natural event, occurrence, occurrent, happening
Definition: an event that happens
Synonyms: conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point, close
Definition: the temporal end; the concluding time
Usage: the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell; the market was up at the finish; they were playing better at the close of the season
Definition: the point in time at which something ends
Usage: the end of the year; the ending of warranty period