Closure and Extension

Closure

Closure noun - The stopping of a process or activity.
Usage example: after the closure of the region's last copper mine, the population simply withered away

Extension is an antonym for closure.

Nearby Words: close, closed, closing

Extension

Extension noun - The act of making longer.

Closure is an antonym for extension.

How words are described

full full closure full extension
special special closure special extension
long long closure long extension
complete complete closure complete extension
Other adjectives: extreme, little, ultimate, possible, final, temporary, additional, inevitable, recent, braided.
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Extension and Closure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/closure/extension
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