Closure and Prolongation

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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

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Prolongation is an antonym for closure.

Nearby Words: close, closed, closing

Prolongation noun - The act of making longer.

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Closure is an antonym for prolongation.

Nearby Words: prolong, prolonged, prolonging

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Prolongation and Closure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/closure/prolongation

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