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COMMENCING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word commencing. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For COMMENCING

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completing
verbv
adjective satellite

• acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)

concluding
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
adjective satellite

• occurring at or forming an end or termination

ending
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

• the act of ending something

• the point in time at which something ends

• event whose occurrence ends something

• the last section of a communication

finishing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

• the act of finishing

halting
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• disabled in the feet or legs

• fragmentary or halting from emotional strain

ceasing
nounn
noun

• (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

verb

• put an end to a state or an activity

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

finalizing
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• make final; put the last touches on; put into final form

terminating
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
verb

• bring to an end or halt

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

• be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

cease
verbv
noun

• (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

verb

• put an end to a state or an activity

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

stop
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the event of something ending

• the act of stopping something

• a brief stay in the course of a journey

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a spot where something halts or pauses

• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

• a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

• (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes

• a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens

• a restraint that checks the motion of something

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

verb

• come to a halt, stop moving

• put an end to a state or an activity

• stop from happening or developing

• interrupt a trip

• cause to end

• prevent completion

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• seize on its way

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

• render unsuitable for passage

• stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

Alternatives for COMPLETING

Alternatives for CONCLUDING

Alternatives for ENDING

Alternatives for FINISHING

Alternatives for HALTING

Alternatives for CEASING

Alternatives for FINALIZING

Alternatives for TERMINATING

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