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Near Antonyms
ignorance illiteracy
parochialism provincialism rusticity unsophistication
boorishness churlishness clownishness coarseness crudeness vulgarity
Antonyms
barbarianism barbarism philistinism
clo​sure
noun
clo·​sure
ˈklō-zhər

Definition

  • an act of closing the condition of being closed //closure of the eyelids //business closures //the closure of the factory
  • an often comforting or satisfying sense of finality //victims needing closure
    also something (such as a satisfying ending) that provides such a sense
  • something that closes //pocket with zipper closure //child-resistant closures
  • [ translation of French clôture ] cloture
  • the property that a number system or a set has when it is mathematically closed under an operation
  • a set that consists of a given set together with all the limit points of that set
  • archaic means of enclosing enclosure
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
arrest arrestment cease cessation check close closedown conclusion cutoff discontinuance discontinuation end ending expiration finish halt lapse offset shutdown Related Words
education erudition intellectualism intellectuality knowledge learning literacy scholarship
cosmopolitanism sophistication urbanity
breeding genteelness gentility manners
class elegance grace taste
civility courteousness courtesy politeness
Near Antonyms
ignorance illiteracy
parochialism provincialism rusticity unsophistication
boorishness churlishness clownishness coarseness crudeness vulgarity
Antonyms
barbarianism barbarism philistinism
clo​sure
noun
clo·​sure
ˈklō-zhər

Definition

  • an act of closing the condition of being closed //closure of the eyelids //business closures //the closure of the factory
  • an often comforting or satisfying sense of finality //victims needing closure
    also something (such as a satisfying ending) that provides such a sense
  • something that closes //pocket with zipper closure //child-resistant closures
  • [ translation of French clôture ] cloture
  • the property that a number system or a set has when it is mathematically closed under an operation
  • a set that consists of a given set together with all the limit points of that set
  • archaic means of enclosing enclosure
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
arrest arrestment cease cessation check close closedown conclusion cutoff discontinuance discontinuation end ending expiration finish halt lapse offset shutdown