closure
nounHow many syllables in closure?
There are 2 syllables in the word closure.How to pronounce closure:
Definition of closure:
- closure (noun):
- an act of closing the condition of being closed
- the act of closing or the state of being closed
- approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap.
Synonyms for closure:
approaching
arrest
arrestment
block
blockage
cease
cessation
close
closedown
closing
cloture
coming
conclusion
cutoff
discontinuance
discontinuation
end
ending
expiration
finish
gag law
gag rule
halt
lapse
law of closure
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Antonyms for closure:
abidance
carrying on
ceaselessness
constancy
continuance
continuation
continuity
continuousness
durability
keeping up
lasting
longevity
maintenance
perpetuation
persistence
preservation
prolongation
survival
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- pausing
- a thought
- scissor
- machine
- allow
- written
- backlash
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- with young
- vanish
- changing
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- apron
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- at best
- well-known
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- arrive
- without
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