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conclude

[kuhn-klood] / kənˈklud /
VERB
finish, come to an end
Synonyms
STRONGEST
achieve close complete end halt terminate wind up wrap up
STRONG
cease cinch clinch consummate crown desist stop
WEAK
bring down curtain call it a day close out draw to close knock off play out put the lid on put to bed round off top off ultimate
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin commence continue open start
STRONG
go keep on
WEAK
introduce preface unsettle
VERB
decide, deduce
Synonyms
STRONGEST
make
STRONG
adjudge analyze assume collect derive draw figure gather infer intuit judge presume ratiocinate reason reckon suppose surmise
WEAK
add up to be afraid boil down to have a hunch make out sum up the way one sees it
Antonyms
STRONG
disbelieve disperse distribute divide misunderstand scatter
WEAK
begin commence introduce preface start unsettle
VERB
settle, resolve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish achieve carry out confirm decide determine establish rule work out
STRONG
clinch effect fix
WEAK
bring about pull off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy disprove fail hesitate invalidate miss not finish
STRONG
forget ignore neglect
WEAK
begin commence introduce preface start unsettle

Example Sentences

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"Since LHS 3844 b lacks such a silicate crust, one may conclude that Earth-like plate tectonics does not apply to this planet, or it is ineffective," says Sebastian Zieba.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

The best the judge could do was reassure Babb that he had acted reasonably at the scene and declare he could not conclude with sufficient certainty that Gamble had committed any crimes.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Anyone who bets right on the directional outcome before these events conclude will have monetized one of the most event-heavy calendars in recent memory.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

“For us to conclude that a law of 160 years’ vintage, with this kind of empirical pedigree, has all along been both unnecessary and improper, would border on rationalist conceit.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

“I can only conclude that this potion is supposed to be drunk.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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