conclusion

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The end, finish, close or last part of something.
2. (countable, uncountable) The outcome or result of a process or act.
3. (countable, uncountable) A decision reached after careful thought.
4. (countable, uncountable) In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.
6. (countable, uncountable) The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
7. (countable, uncountable) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
8. (countable, uncountable) arrangement; settlement.

Synonyms

end

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finish

termination

decision

completion

ending

close

inference

outcome

result

deduction

settlement

last

finale

determination

resolution

closing

effect

final

upshot

consequence

verdict

summary

finishing

denouement

closure

expiration

judgement

finis

stop

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windup

stopping point

agreement

terminus

tip

summing-up

cessation

ratiocination

implication

final result

concluding

final decision

final stage

expiry

decree

finding

return

decipherment

deciding

cut

Translations

conclusion

conclusión

conclusione

conclusão

fin

🔚

Schluss

🔚

conclusie

Abschluss

Ende

🔚

conclusió

Schlussfolgerung

décision

fine

Ergebnis

Folgerung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈkluːʒən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French conclusion, from Latin conclūsiō, from the past participle stem of conclūdere (“to conclude”), from con- + claudō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). By surface analysis, conclude + -sion.