terminated
Brought to close
Terminated means ended or concluded, often abruptly or definitively.
A contract can be terminated, a pregnancy can be terminated, or an employee can be terminated—a formal way of saying fired.
In science fiction and action contexts, terminated became a euphemism for killed: The target has been terminated.
The word carries finality that "ended" lacks.
Brought to completion
- completedFully finished
- finishedBrought to an end
- finalizedMade permanent and complete
- ceasedCame to an end
ended · wrapped up · closed · over · done · expired · lapsed · elapsed
Terminated from employment
- layoffTermination without cause
- dismissalRemoval from position
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
- pink slipEmployment termination notice
sacked · let go · discharged · downsizing · redundancy · axed · ousted · unemployment
Brought to a halt
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- interruptedBroken mid-course
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- pausedStopped temporarily
held · delayed · discontinued · postponed · stalled · halted · on hold · standstill
No longer available
- canceledOfficially called off
- abortedEnded before completion
- annulledDeclared legally void
- voidedMade legally ineffective
invalidated · rescinded · revoked · dissolved · nullified · repealed · withdrawn · retracted
Last and decisive
- end pointWhere something concludes
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- destinationIntended arrival point
last stop · end of the line · cutoff · deadline · expiration · conclusion
Forced to leave permanently
- deportedOfficially expelled abroad
- exiledForced from one's country
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
- evictedRemoved from property legally
ostracized · ejected · excommunicated · blackballed · ousted · purged · disbarred · excluded
concluded
Brought to completion
ceased · ended · wrapped up · closed · over · done · expired · lapsed · elapsed · run out
fired
Terminated from employment
- layoffTermination without cause
- dismissalRemoval from position
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
pink slip · sacked · let go · discharged · downsizing · redundancy · axed · ousted · unemployment · outplacement
stopped
Brought to a halt
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- interruptedBroken mid-course
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
paused · held · delayed · discontinued · postponed · stalled · halted · on hold · standstill · moratorium
discontinued
No longer available
voided · invalidated · rescinded · revoked · dissolved · nullified · repealed · withdrawn · retracted · abolished
final
Last and decisive
destination · last stop · end of the line · cutoff · deadline · expiration · conclusion
banished
Forced to leave permanently
- deportedOfficially expelled abroad
- exiledForced from one's country
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
evicted · ostracized · ejected · excommunicated · blackballed · ousted · purged · disbarred · excluded · removed
- discontinueddiscontinued, cancelled, ended, stopped, ceased
- oustedfired, axed, sacked, canned, dismissed
- employment statushired, fired, employed, unemployed, retired
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- finisheddone, completed, finished, complete, ended
- stoppedstopped, halted, ceased, ended, finished
terminatedstarted
Put into action
ongoing · continuing · begun · initiated · unfinished
- termination noticeFormal dismissal document
- The TerminatorFuturistic mechanical assassin
- Terminator 2Action sequel about protective robot
- wrongful terminationIllegal firing from job
- early terminationEnding before intended completion
- job terminationEnding of work relationship
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