termination
Where something ends
Termination is the act of ending something or the state of being ended.
A contract reaches termination when it expires or is canceled.
Employment termination means someone has been fired or laid off: The company offered severance packages with all terminations.
In more clinical contexts, termination refers to ending a pregnancy.
The word carries a formal, often bureaucratic tone—people say termination when they want to avoid saying fired, ended, or aborted.
A full stopping
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- endFinal portion or cessation
- stoppageInterruption of flow
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
halt · close · finish · expiration · completion · culmination · finale · shutdown
Removal from position
- firingTerminating employment
- layoffTermination without cause
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
- redundancyNeedless duplication
discharge · sacking · pink slip · outplacement · downsizing · unemployment · HR · exit interview
Declared void from start
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- nullificationFormal cancellation of validity
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
rescission · abrogation · repeal · withdrawal · invalidation · quashing · retraction · dissolution
Ending a pregnancy
- miscarriagePregnancy lost naturally
- abortifacientPregnancy-ending agent
- pro-lifeAgainst elective pregnancy termination
- pro-choiceSupporting legal abortion access
D&C · fetal demise · reproductive rights · trimester · induced abortion
cessation
A full stopping
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- endFinal portion or cessation
- stoppageInterruption of flow
discontinuation · halt · close · finish · expiration · completion · culmination · finale · shutdown · windup
dismissal
Removal from position
- firingTerminating employment
- layoffTermination without cause
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
redundancy · discharge · sacking · pink slip · outplacement · downsizing · unemployment · HR · exit interview · notice period
annulment
Declared void from start
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- nullificationFormal cancellation of validity
- voidingNullifying or emptying
abolition · rescission · abrogation · repeal · withdrawal · invalidation · quashing · retraction · dissolution · repudiation
abortion
Ending a pregnancy
- miscarriagePregnancy lost naturally
- abortifacientPregnancy-ending agent
- pro-lifeAgainst elective pregnancy termination
pro-choice · D&C · fetal demise · reproductive rights · trimester · induced abortion
endpoint
Final point reached
- decisive actionsultimatum, veto, verdict, ruling, declaration
- employment termslabor contract, salary, employment terms, internship, contract terms
- HR actionshiring, firing, layoff, promotion, demotion
- HR policiescode of conduct, handbook, dress code, attendance, punctuality
- workplace disciplinedisciplinary action, disciplinary hearing, disciplinary record, disciplinary review, corrective action
- phase-outssunset, wind-down, discontinuation, sunset clause, step-down
terminationbeginning
Initial stage of something
start · commencement · inception · initiation · onset
terminationcontinuation
Act of proceeding further
continuance · persistence · prolongation · perpetuation · extension
terminationhiring
Giving someone work
employment · recruitment · onboarding · appointment · engagement
- termination noticeFormal dismissal document
- wrongful terminationIllegal firing from job
- early terminationEnding before intended completion
- job terminationEnding of work relationship
- termination letterOfficial firing notice
- termination dateScheduled conclusion point