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conclusion

noun · 17 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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Pronunciation

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  • /kənˈkluːʒən/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːʒən
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N K L UW1 ZH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The end, finish, close or last part of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: endpoint, terminus, cessation, close, conclusion, end, ending, final, finale, finis, finish, final curtain, halt, omega, termination

Antonyms: beginning, initiation, start, birth, font, fount, inauguration, commencement, launch, source, spring, springtime, onset, origin, origination, youth

2

noun

Meaning 2

The outcome or result of a process or act.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bottom line, consequence, upshot

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A decision reached after careful thought.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The board has come to the conclusion that the proposed takeover would not be in the interest of our shareholders.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deduction, determination, verdict, award, censure, choice, opinion, conclusion, decision, ergotism, illation, inference, judgement/judgment, mind, result, sight, take, view

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

arrangement; settlement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

the act of making up your mind about something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the burden of decision was his
  • he drew his conclusions quickly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decision, determination

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: choice, selection, option, pick

Narrower terms: appointment, assignment, designation, naming, call, move, casting lots, drawing lots, sortition, resolution

10

noun

Meaning 10

the act of ending something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the termination of the agreement

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: termination, ending

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change of state

Narrower terms: abort, demonetization, demonetisation, release, tone ending, completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up, retirement, relinquishment, relinquishing, dissolution, breakup, overthrow, adjournment, dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, sack, sacking, destruction, devastation, killing, kill, putting to death, abolition, abolishment, liquidation, settlement, withdrawal, drug withdrawal, closure, closedown, shutdown, extinction, extinguishing, quenching, fade, disappearance, abortion, deactivation, defusing, discontinuance, discontinuation

11

noun

Meaning 11

an intuitive assumption

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • jump to a conclusion

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: assumption, supposition, supposal

Narrower terms: non sequitur

12

noun

Meaning 12

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a decision unfavorable to the opposition
  • his conclusion took the evidence into account
  • satisfied with the panel's determination

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decision, determination

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: judgment, judgement, mind

Narrower terms: predetermination

13

noun

Meaning 13

the last section of a communication

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • in conclusion I want to say...

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: end, close, closing, ending

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: section, subdivision

Narrower terms: anticlimax, bathos, epilogue, epilog, peroration, finale, coda

14

noun

Meaning 14

the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ratiocination

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: proposition

15

noun

Meaning 15

a final settlement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the conclusion of a business deal
  • the conclusion of the peace treaty

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: settlement

16

noun

Meaning 16

event whose occurrence ends something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his death marked the ending of an era
  • when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ending, finish

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event

Narrower terms: end, last, final stage, result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination, foregone conclusion, matter of course, destruction, demolition, wipeout, omega, Z, stop, halt, victory, triumph, defeat, licking

17

noun

Meaning 17

the temporal end; the concluding time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, close

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: end, ending

History

Etymology

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.

Across languages

Translations

178 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: եզրակացություն (ezrakacʻutʻyun) — end, final part
  • Bulgarian: край (kraj) — end, final part
  • Bulgarian: завъ́ршване (zavǎ́ršvane) — end, final part
  • Bulgarian: приклю́чване (prikljúčvane) — end, final part
  • Catalan: conclusió — end, final part
  • Chinese Mandarin: 結束 /结束 (jiéshù) — end, final part
  • Danish: konklusion — end, final part
  • Danish: afslutning — end, final part
  • Dutch: conclusie — end, final part
  • Dutch: einde — end, final part
  • Esperanto: konkludo — end, final part
  • Finnish: päätös — end, final part
  • Finnish: lopetus — end, final part
  • Finnish: päätösosa — end, final part
  • French: conclusion — end, final part
  • French: fin — end, final part
  • Galician: conclusión — end, final part
  • German: Schluss — end, final part
  • German: Ende — end, final part
  • Greek: κατάληξη (katálixi) — end, final part
  • Greek: λήξη (líxi) — end, final part
  • Greek: πέρας (péras) — end, final part
  • Ancient Greek: καταστροφή (katastrophḗ) — end, final part
  • Hindi: अंतिम (antim) — end, final part
  • Indonesian: kesimpulan — end, final part
  • Indonesian: konklusi — end, final part
  • Indonesian: simpulan — end, final part
  • Italian: conclusione — end, final part
  • Japanese: 終わり (owari) — end, final part
  • Japanese: 結び (musubi) — end, final part
  • Japanese: 終結 (shūketsu) — end, final part
  • Japanese: 終了 (shūryō) — end, final part
  • Korean: 종결 (jonggyeol) — end, final part
  • Central Kurdish: کۆتایی (kotayî) — end, final part
  • Lao: ສະຫຼຸບ (sa lup) — end, final part
  • Latin: clausula — end, final part
  • Macedonian: заклучок (zaklučok) — end, final part
  • Malay: kesimpulan — end, final part
  • Malay: konlusi — end, final part
  • Māori: whakamutunga — end, final part
  • Māori: kupu whakatepe — end, final part
  • Māori: porotutukitanga — end, final part
  • Norwegian Bokmål: avslutning — end, final part
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: avslutning — end, final part
  • Occitan: conclusion — end, final part
  • Portuguese: conclusão — end, final part
  • Romanian: concluzie — end, final part
  • Russian: оконча́ние (okončánije) — end, final part
  • Russian: заверше́ние (zaveršénije) — end, final part
  • Scottish Gaelic: eàrr — end, final part
  • Sicilian: cunchiusiuni — end, final part
  • Sicilian: accapata — end, final part
  • Spanish: conclusión — end, final part
  • Spanish: neta — end, final part
  • Tagalog: pasyahin — end, final part
  • Turkish: son — end, final part
  • Vietnamese: kết thúc — end, final part
  • Bashkir: һөҙөмтә (höźömtə) — outcome
  • Bashkir: нәтижә (nətijə) — outcome
  • Bashkir: йомғаҡ (yomğaq) — outcome
  • Belarusian: рэзульта́т (rezulʹtát) — outcome
  • Belarusian: вы́нік (výnik) — outcome
  • Bulgarian: и́звод (ízvod) — outcome
  • Bulgarian: резулта́т (rezultát) — outcome
  • Catalan: conclusió — outcome
  • Chinese Mandarin: 結果 /结果 (jiéguǒ) — outcome
  • Dutch: besluit — outcome
  • Dutch: conclusie — outcome
  • Esperanto: konkludo — outcome
  • Finnish: tulos — outcome
  • Finnish: ratkaisu — outcome
  • Finnish: lopputulos — outcome
  • French: conclusion — outcome
  • Galician: conclusión — outcome
  • German: Abschluss — outcome
  • German: Ergebnis — outcome
  • Greek: αποτέλεσμα (apotélesma) — outcome
  • Hebrew: מסקנה (maskaná) — outcome
  • Hindi: निष्कर्ष (niṣkarṣ) — outcome
  • Italian: conclusione — outcome
  • Japanese: 結果 (kekka) — outcome
  • Japanese: 結末 (ketsumatsu) — outcome
  • Korean: 결과 (gyeolgwa) — outcome
  • Navajo: ałtso bééʼdeetánígíí — outcome
  • Occitan: conclusion — outcome
  • Persian: نتیجه (natije) — outcome
  • Polish: wniosek — outcome
  • Polish: wynik — outcome
  • Polish: rezultat — outcome
  • Portuguese: conclusão — outcome
  • Romanian: concluzie — outcome
  • Russian: результа́т (rezulʹtát) — outcome
  • Russian: исхо́д (isxód) — outcome
  • Scottish Gaelic: buil — outcome
  • Sicilian: accapata — outcome
  • Sicilian: cunchiusiuni — outcome
  • Spanish: conclusión — outcome
  • Tagalog: pasyahin — outcome
  • Turkish: sonuç — outcome
  • Ukrainian: результа́т (rezulʹtát) — outcome
  • Ukrainian: ви́слід (výslid) — outcome
  • Vietnamese: kết quả — outcome
  • Albanian: përfundim — decision, judgment
  • Armenian: որոշում (orošum) — decision, judgment
  • Asturian: conclusión — decision, judgment
  • Azerbaijani: nəticə — decision, judgment
  • Azerbaijani: qənaət — decision, judgment
  • Belarusian: вы́вад (vývad) — decision, judgment
  • Belarusian: вы́нік (výnik) — decision, judgment
  • Belarusian: заключэ́нне (zaključénnje) — decision, judgment
  • Bulgarian: заключе́ние (zaključénie) — decision, judgment
  • Catalan: conclusió — decision, judgment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 結論 /结论 (jiélùn) — decision, judgment
  • Czech: závěr — decision, judgment
  • Dutch: besluit — decision, judgment
  • Dutch: conclusie — decision, judgment
  • Esperanto: konkludo — decision, judgment
  • Finnish: ratkaisu — decision, judgment
  • Finnish: johtopäätös — decision, judgment
  • Finnish: päätelmä — decision, judgment
  • Galician: conclusión — decision, judgment
  • German: Schlussfolgerung — decision, judgment
  • Greek: συμπέρασμα (sympérasma) — decision, judgment
  • Hebrew: מַסְקָנָה (maskaná) — decision, judgment
  • Hindi: निर्णय (nirṇay) — decision, judgment
  • Hungarian: következtetés — decision, judgment
  • Italian: conclusione — decision, judgment
  • Japanese: 結論 (ketsuron) — decision, judgment
  • Kazakh: тұжырым (tūjyrym) — decision, judgment
  • Korean: 결론 (gyeollon) — decision, judgment
  • Norwegian Bokmål: konklusjon — decision, judgment
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: konklusjon — decision, judgment
  • Polish: wniosek — decision, judgment
  • Polish: konkluzja — decision, judgment
  • Portuguese: conclusão — decision, judgment
  • Russian: вы́вод (vývod) — decision, judgment
  • Russian: заключе́ние (zaključénije) — decision, judgment
  • Sicilian: cunchiusiuni — decision, judgment
  • Slovak: záver — decision, judgment
  • Spanish: conclusión — decision, judgment
  • Swedish: slutsats — decision, judgment
  • Tagalog: pasyahin — decision, judgment
  • Ukrainian: ви́сновок (výsnovok) — decision, judgment
  • Ukrainian: заклю́чення (zakljúčennja) — decision, judgment
  • Vietnamese: kết luận — decision, judgment
  • Arabic: نَتِيجَة (natīja) — of a syllogism
  • Azerbaijani: nəticə — of a syllogism
  • Bashkir: һөҙөмтә (höźömtə) — of a syllogism
  • Bashkir: нәтижә (nətijə) — of a syllogism
  • Bashkir: һығымта (hığımta) — of a syllogism
  • Bashkir: йомғаҡ (yomğaq) — of a syllogism
  • Bulgarian: заключе́ние (zaključénie) — of a syllogism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 結論 /结论 (jiélùn) — of a syllogism
  • Czech: závěr — of a syllogism
  • Dutch: logisch gevolg — of a syllogism
  • Dutch: conclusie — of a syllogism
  • Finnish: johtopäätös — of a syllogism
  • Finnish: päätelmä — of a syllogism
  • German: logische Schlussfolgerung — of a syllogism
  • German: Vernunftschluss — of a syllogism
  • German: Folgerung — of a syllogism
  • Greek: συμπέρασμα (sympérasma) — of a syllogism
  • Hebrew: מַסְקָנָה (maskaná) — of a syllogism
  • Hindi: निष्कर्ष (niṣkarṣ) — of a syllogism
  • Japanese: 結論 (ketsuron) — of a syllogism
  • Korean: 결론 (gyeollon) — of a syllogism
  • Polish: konkluzja — of a syllogism
  • Portuguese: conclusão — of a syllogism
  • Russian: умозаключе́ние (umozaključénije) — of a syllogism
  • Sicilian: cunchiusiuni — of a syllogism
  • Sicilian: èsitu — of a syllogism
  • Sicilian: diduzziuni — of a syllogism
  • Sicilian: nnuzziuni — of a syllogism
  • Sicilian: abduzziuni — of a syllogism
  • Spanish: conclusión — of a syllogism
  • Swedish: slutsats — of a syllogism
  • Thai: ข้อสรุป — of a syllogism
  • Ukrainian: умови́від (umovývid) — of a syllogism
Real reading context

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