What are the opposite words for commencement?
Antonyms of the word "commencement" are mainly related to the end of something. Some of the words that are the opposite of commencement include cessation, conclusion, finish, termination, culmination, completion, and closure. These words indicate that a particular activity, event, or period has come to an end. Unlike commencement, which marks the beginning of something, these antonymous terms convey a sense of finality, signifying the end of a phase or process. For instance, the end of a movie is the conclusion, while the discontinuation of a project is cessation. Understanding the antonyms of commencement helps us recognize the opposite meanings of words and comprehend their uses in different contexts.
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- cessation
- dismissal
- end
- ending
- completion
- effect
- limit
- perfection
- act
- influence
- sequel
- height
- death
- fruit
- close
- interruption
- stop
- stopping
- importance
- extreme
- conclusion
- consequence
- discontinuance
- dissolution
- doom
- epilogue
- expiration
- nullification
- product
- release
- result
- sake
- suspension
- tail
- termination
- upshot
- value
- accomplishment
- adjournment
- arrest
- catastrophe
- culmination
- delay
- demise
- discontinuation
- eventuality
- extremity
- fate
- finale
- finish
- follow-up
- harvest
- materialization
- outgrowth
- respite
- time
- turning point
- consummation
- formal act of putting an end to, annulling
- discontinuation or delay of a proceeding
- slowing or stopping
- calamity; unhappy conclusion
- ceremony marking the beginning of stage
- accomplishment, finishing
- result, outcome of action
- achievement, fulfillment
- conclusion, deduction
- conclusion; climactic stage
- end of life
- fate, usually death
- the end result
- discontinuity
- abolition
- stop, suspension of activity
- separation, rupture
- fate or decision, usually unpleasant
- extreme, limit
- afterword
- effect, result
- something that probably will happen
- finish, demise
- ultimate; limit
- predetermined course
- denouement
- ending of an event
- conclusion; completion
- result of labor
- crops; taking in of crops
- power, authority
- break; interference
- greatest extent
- product, consequence
- achievement, completeness
- result or goods created
- pause, suspension in activity
- effect brought about by something
- reason, objective
- end, halt; impediment
- staying
- end result
- advantage, worth
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
- cessation
-
dismissal
- conge,
- dislodgment,
- relegation,
- Deposal,
- housecleaning,
- brushoff,
- brush offs,
- brush-off,
- brush-offs,
- brushoffs,
- conges,
- de position,
- de positions,
- de-position,
- de-positions,
- deposals,
- dis charge,
- dis charges,
- dis lodgment,
- dis lodgments,
- dis missal,
- dis missals,
- dis placement,
- dis placements,
- dis possession,
- dis possessions,
- dis-charge,
- dis-charges,
- dis-lodgment,
- dis-lodgments,
- dis-missal,
- dis-missals,
- dis-placement,
- dis-placements,
- dis-possession,
- dis-possessions,
- dislodgments,
- ex patriations,
- ex-patriation,
- ex-patriations,
- kiss offs,
- kiss-offs,
- kissoff,
- kissoffs,
- old heave hos,
- old heave-ho,
- old heave-hos,
- old heaveho,
- old heavehos,
- re legation,
- re legations,
- re-legation,
- re-legations,
- relegations.
-
end
- butt end,
- closing,
- conclusion,
- expiry,
- last,
- neb,
- nib,
- omega,
- sign off,
- termination,
- terminus,
- NEBS,
- signoff,
- borderlines,
- butt ends,
- de sign,
- de signs,
- de-sign,
- de-signs,
- ex tent,
- ex tents,
- ex-tent,
- ex-tents,
- expiries,
- in tent,
- in tents,
- omegas,
- sign offs,
- sign-off,
- sign-offs,
- signoffs,
- tag ends,
- ultimates,
- where heading,
- where headings,
- where one heading,
- where one's heading,
- where one's headings,
- where ones heading,
- where ones headings.
- ending
- completion
- effect
- limit
- perfection
- act
- influence
- sequel
- height
- death
- fruit
- close
- interruption
- stop
- stopping
- importance
- extreme
- conclusion
-
consequence
- aftereffect,
- weightiness,
- followup,
- follow up,
- spin off,
- follow-ups,
- After-math,
- after effect,
- after math,
- after maths,
- after-maths,
- can worms,
- follow throughs,
- follow ups,
- follow-up,
- out growth,
- out-growth,
- re action,
- re actions,
- re nown,
- re percussion,
- re percussions,
- re-action,
- re-actions,
- re-nown,
- re-percussion,
- re-percussions,
- renowns,
- weightinesses.
- discontinuance
-
dissolution
- disbandment,
- liquefaction,
- Defunction,
- breaking ups,
- de cay,
- de cays,
- de composition,
- de compositions,
- de function,
- de functions,
- de-cay,
- de-cays,
- de-composition,
- de-compositions,
- de-function,
- de-functions,
- defunctions,
- dis appearance,
- dis appearances,
- dis integration,
- dis integrations,
- dis solution,
- dis solutions,
- dis union,
- dis unions,
- dis-appearance,
- dis-appearances,
- dis-integration,
- dis-integrations,
- dis-solution,
- dis-solutions,
- dis-union,
- dis-unions,
- disbandments,
- liquefactions,
- meltings,
- split ups,
- split-ups,
- splitups.
-
doom
- foreordination,
- lap of the gods,
- predetermination,
- foreordinations,
- Fore-ordination,
- de cree,
- de crees,
- de-cree,
- de-crees,
- fixed future,
- fixed futures,
- fore ordination,
- fore ordinations,
- fore-ordinations,
- handwriting on wall,
- handwriting wall,
- lap god,
- lap gods,
- lap of god,
- lap of gods,
- lap of the god,
- lap the god,
- lap the gods,
- pre destination,
- pre destinations,
- pre determination,
- pre-destination,
- pre-destinations,
- pre-determination,
- pre-determinations,
- predeterminations,
- way ball bounce,
- way ball bounces,
- way cookie crumble,
- way cookie crumbles,
- way the ball bounce,
- way the ball bounces,
- way the cookie crumble,
- way the cookie crumbles.
- epilogue
- expiration
- nullification
- product
- release
- result
- sake
- suspension
- tail
- termination
- upshot
- value
- accomplishment
- adjournment
- arrest
- catastrophe
- culmination
- delay
- demise
- discontinuation
- eventuality
- extremity
- fate
- finale
- finish
- follow-up
-
harvest
- byproduct,
- fruitage,
- by product,
- croppings,
- fruitages,
- garnerings,
- harvest times,
- harvest-time,
- harvesttime,
- harvesttimes,
- in gathering,
- in gatherings,
- in take,
- in takes,
- in-gathering,
- in-gatherings,
- in-take,
- in-takes,
- ingatherings,
- out puts,
- out-put,
- out-puts,
- pro duce,
- pro duces,
- pro-duces,
- re-aping,
- reapings,
- storings,
- yieldings.
- materialization
- outgrowth
- respite
- time
-
turning point
- head.
- consummation
- formal act of putting an end to, annulling
- discontinuation or delay of a proceeding
- slowing or stopping
- calamity; unhappy conclusion
-
ceremony marking the beginning of stage
- cessation,
- completion,
- conclusion,
- death,
- end,
- ending,
- finish,
- stop.
- accomplishment, finishing
- result, outcome of action
- achievement, fulfillment
- conclusion, deduction
- conclusion; climactic stage
- end of life
- fate, usually death
- the end result
- discontinuity
-
abolition
- nullification,
- voidance,
- Rescindment,
- in validation,
- in validations,
- in-validation,
- over throw,
- over throws,
- over turning,
- over turnings,
- over-throw,
- over-throws,
- over-turning,
- over-turnings,
- overturnings,
- quashings,
- re peal,
- re peals,
- re scission,
- re scissions,
- re vocation,
- re vocations,
- re-peals,
- re-scission,
- re-scissions,
- re-vocation,
- re-vocations,
- rescindings,
- rescindments,
- sub version,
- sub versions,
- sub-version,
- sub-versions,
- voidings,
- wiping outs.
- stop, suspension of activity
- separation, rupture
-
fate or decision, usually unpleasant
- doom.
-
extreme, limit
- end.
- afterword
- effect, result
- something that probably will happen
- finish, demise
- ultimate; limit
-
predetermined course
- fate.
- denouement
- ending of an event
- conclusion; completion
- result of labor
- crops; taking in of crops
- power, authority
- break; interference
- greatest extent
- product, consequence
- achievement, completeness
- result or goods created
- pause, suspension in activity
- effect brought about by something
-
reason, objective
- sake.
-
end, halt; impediment
- stop.
- staying
- end result
- advantage, worth
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Other relevant words
- finishing,
- cessation,
- close,
- closing,
- closure,
- completion,
- conclusion,
- finale,
- omega,
- stop,
- termination,
- windup.
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
unweaved
- Antonyms:
- put together, twist, tangle.
