Standard Lemma guide

concluding

adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /kənˈkluːdɪŋ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N K L UW1 D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Finishing; closing; final.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The concluding chapters of the book summarise the main points.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Conclusive; convincing; decisive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A conclusion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of conclude

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

occurring at or forming an end or termination

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his concluding words came as a surprise
  • the final chapter
  • the last days of the dinosaurs
  • terminal leave

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: final, last, terminal

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

concluding in complete knowledge articles