Synonyms of concludes

concludes

verb

present tense third-person singular of conclude

1

as in ends

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

a brief reminder of tonight's game concluded the announcements

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ends
• finishes
• closes
• completes
• terminates
• rounds (off or out)
• wraps up
• winds up
• puts paid to
• rings down the curtain (on)
• climaxes
• closes out
• suspends
• consummates
• crowns
• perfects
• stops
• halts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• begins
• starts
• opens
• commences
• inaugurates

2

as in stops

to come to an end

the concert concluded late in the evening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ends
• stops
• expires
• ceases
• halts
• closes
• goes
• finishes
• terminates
• passes
• determines
• dies
• elapses
• lapses
• discontinues
• leaves off
• breaks off
• quits
• winds up
• lets up
• stalls
• breaks up
• winks (out)
• bites the dust
• pauses
• refrains (from)
• dead-ends
• suspends
• stays
• packs (up or in)
• lays off (of)
• desists (from)
• gives over
• cuts out
• breaks down
• abates
• knocks off
• peters (out)
• winds down
• conks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• persists
• hangs on
• extends
• prolongs
• draws out
• protracts

3

as in arranges

to bring about through discussion and compromise

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

4

as in chooses

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration

he concluded that the reprimand could wait until later

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chooses
• decides
• opts
• figures
• finds
• resolves
• determines
• settles (on or upon)
• selects
• elects
• rules
• picks
• prefers
• contemplates
• decrees
• names
• ponders
• rules (on)
• considers
• adjudges
• deliberates
• adjudicates
• weighs
• thinks (about or over)
• debates
• culls
• ruminates
• entertains
• judges
• handpicks
• studies
• meditates
• singles (out)
• cogitates
• mulls (over)
• arbitrates
• questions
• referees
• chews over
• umpires

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuses
• rejects
• declines
• turns down
• abstains
• hesitates
• halts
• delays
• stalls
• vacillates
• temporizes
• wavers
• waffles
• shilly-shallies

5

as in derives

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

concluded that only the murderer could possibly have known that information

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of concludes

The book somewhat provocatively concludes after 1976 with a penultimate chapter on protest in the art world and an ultimate chapter on horizons for the future, along with a smart sharp epilogue. — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

The video concludes with André and his securtiy walking away from Hanks and his posse. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

The episode concludes with some glimpses into Aesha and Scott’s wedding — viva! — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

Friday’s decision comes less than a week before SEIU Local 1000 members wrap up a strike authorization vote which concludes Wednesday. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

But, as Egerton concludes, the gains of the 1950s and 1960s would have been unattainable without the groundwork laid by this earlier generation of activists. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Frequency climbs, engagement slips and the platform starts favoring other ads long before the marketing team concludes anything needs to change. — Matt Jayson, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The only way that orbital data centers become more attractive than terrestrial ones, the report concludes, is if the price of getting new satellites into space drops dramatically. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

The retrograde officially concludes on November 13; however, the post-retrograde shadow lingers until December 15. — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2026