Concludes — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

verb /kən-ˈklüd/ con·clude

Meaning & Definition of Concludes

Concludes (verb)

  1. to bring to an end especially in a particular way or with a particular action
  2. to reach as a logically necessary end by reasoning, infer on the basis of evidence
  3. to make a decision about, decide

Concludes (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point

    "a brief reminder of tonight's game concluded the announcements"

    similar: closes, closes out, completes, ends, finishes, rounds (off or out), terminates, winds up, wraps up, puts paid to (chiefly British), rings down the curtain (on)
    related: climaxes, crowns, consummates, perfects, halts, stops, suspends
    opposite: begins, commences, inaugurates, opens, starts

  2. to come to an end

    "the concert concluded late in the evening"

    similar: breaks off, breaks up, ceases, closes, dead-ends, determines, dies, discontinues, elapses, ends, expires, finishes, goes, halts, lapses, leaves off, lets up, passes, quits, stops, terminates, winds up, winks (out), bites the dust
    related: desists (from), lays off (of), refrains (from), gives over (British), knocks off, packs (up or in), breaks down, conks (out), cuts out, stalls, pauses, stays, suspends, abates, peters (out), winds down
    opposite: continues, hangs on, persists
    near: draws out, extends, prolongs, protracts

  3. to bring about through discussion and compromise

    "concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations"

    similar: arranges, bargains, concerts, negotiates
    related: settles (on or upon), chaffers, deals, dickers, haggles, horse-trades, palters, agrees, contracts, covenants, argues, debates, discusses, hammers out, hashes (over), reasons, talks, talks over, works out, renegotiates

  4. to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration

    "he concluded that the reprimand could wait until later"

    similar: chooses, decides, determines, figures, names, opts, resolves, settles (on or upon)
    related: decrees, rules, culls, elects, handpicks, picks, prefers, selects, singles (out), adjudges, adjudicates, arbitrates, finds, judges, referees, rules (on), umpires, chews over, cogitates, considers, contemplates, debates, deliberates, entertains, meditates, mulls (over), ponders, questions, ruminates, studies, thinks (about or over), weighs
    near: abstains, declines, refuses, rejects, turns down, delays, halts, hesitates, stalls, temporizes, shilly-shallies, vacillates, waffles, wavers

  5. to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information

    "concluded that only the murderer could possibly have known that information"

    similar: decides, deduces, derives, extrapolates, gathers, infers, judges, makes out, reasons, understands, draws a conclusion
    related: assumes, supposes, conjectures, guesses, speculates, surmises, construes, interprets, reads, contemplates, philosophizes, rationalizes, thinks, ascertains, dopes (out), finds out

Related Entry: Conclude (verb)

Conclude is a different word from Concludes. The synonyms below are for conclude, not for concludes.

  1. to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point

    "a brief reminder of tonight's game concluded the announcements"

    similar: close, close out, complete, end, finish, round (off or out), terminate, wind up, wrap up, put paid to (chiefly British), ring down the curtain (on)
    related: climax, crown, consummate, perfect, halt, stop, suspend
    opposite: begin, commence, inaugurate, open, start

  2. to come to an end

    "the concert concluded late in the evening"

    similar: break off, break up, cease, close, dead-end, determine, die, discontinue, elapse, end, expire, finish, go, halt, lapse, leave off, let up, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up, wink (out), bite the dust
    related: desist (from), lay off (of), refrain (from), give over (British), knock off, pack (up or in), break down, conk (out), cut out, stall, pause, stay, suspend, abate, peter (out), wind down
    opposite: continue, hang on, persist
    near: draw out, extend, prolong, protract

  3. to bring about through discussion and compromise

    "concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations"

    similar: arrange, bargain, concert, negotiate
    related: settle (on or upon), chaffer, deal, dicker, haggle, horse-trade, palter, agree, contract, covenant, argue, debate, discuss, hammer out, hash (over), reason, talk, talk over, work out, renegotiate

  4. to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration

    "he concluded that the reprimand could wait until later"

    similar: choose, decide, determine, figure, name, opt, resolve, settle (on or upon)
    related: decree, rule, cull, elect, handpick, pick, prefer, select, single (out), adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, find, judge, referee, rule (on), umpire, chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, meditate, mull (over), ponder, question, ruminate, study, think (about or over), weigh
    near: abstain, decline, refuse, reject, turn down, delay, halt, hesitate, stall, temporize, shilly-shally, vacillate, waffle, waver

  5. to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information

    "concluded that only the murderer could possibly have known that information"

    similar: decide, deduce, derive, extrapolate, gather, infer, judge, make out, reason, understand, draw a conclusion
    related: assume, suppose, conjecture, guess, speculate, surmise, construe, interpret, read, contemplate, philosophize, rationalize, think, ascertain, dope (out), find out

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Concludes

The most common words with a similar meaning to Concludes:

Chiefly British: puts paid to
closes, closes out, completes, ends, finishes, rounds (off or out), terminates, winds up, wraps up, breaks off, breaks up, ceases, dead-ends, determines, dies, discontinues, elapses, expires, goes, halts, lapses, leaves off, lets up, passes, quits, stops, winks (out), arranges, bargains, concerts, negotiates, chooses, decides, figures, names, opts, resolves, settles (on or upon), deduces, derives

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Concludes

Words with the opposite meaning of Concludes:

begins, commences, inaugurates, opens, starts, continues, hangs on, persists

Related Words for Concludes

climaxes, crowns, consummates, perfects, suspends, desists (from), lays off (of), refrains (from), gives over, knocks off, packs (up or in), breaks down, conks (out), cuts out, stalls, pauses, stays, abates, peters (out), winds down, chaffers, deals, dickers, haggles, horse-trades, palters, agrees, contracts, covenants, argues

Near Antonyms of Concludes

draws out, extends, prolongs, protracts, abstains, declines, refuses, rejects, turns down, delays, halts, hesitates, stalls, temporizes, shilly-shallies, vacillates, waffles, wavers

Word Forms of Concludes

Inflections: concluded, concluding

Derived words: concluder (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Concludes

Middle English, from Latin concludere to shut up, end, infer, from com- + claudere to shut close:1

First known use: 14th centuryt

Frequently Asked Questions about Concludes

What does "Concludes" mean?

"Concludes" means to bring to an end especially in a particular way or with a particular action. As a verb, it is defined as: to bring to an end especially in a particular way or with a particular action. It has 5 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Concludes"?

Other words for "Concludes" include closes, closes out, completes, ends, finishes, rounds (off or out), terminates and winds up. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Concludes" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Concludes"?

There are 134 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Concludes". Common alternatives include closes, closes out, completes, ends, finishes, rounds (off or out), terminates, winds up, wraps up and breaks off.

What is the opposite of "Concludes"?

Antonyms of "Concludes" include begins, commences, inaugurates, opens, starts, continues, hangs on and persists. Near antonyms include draws out, extends, prolongs and protracts.

How do you use "Concludes" in a sentence?

Examples of "Concludes" in a sentence: "a brief reminder of tonight's game concluded the announcements"; "the concert concluded late in the evening"; "concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations".

Is "Concludes" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Concludes" is a verb.

How do you pronounce "Concludes"?

"Concludes" is pronounced /kən-ˈklüd/ and divided into syllables as con·clude.

What is the origin of the word "Concludes"?

"Concludes" comes from Middle English, from Latin concludere to shut up, end, infer, from com- + claudere to shut close:1. First known use: 14th centuryt.