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noun. the act of closing or the state of being closed. an end or conclusion. something that closes or shuts, such as a cap or seal for a container. (in a deliberative body) a procedure by which debate may be halted and an immediate vote taken See also cloture guillotine gag rule.
closure noun (EMOTIONAL) [ U ] the feeling or act of bringing an unpleasant situation, time, or experience to an end, so that you are able to start new activities: a sense of closure. to achieve / reach closure. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Oct 9, 2018 · Letting go of something that was once important can be difficult, and many people seek closure in doing so. But does it actually help? And can you really expect other people to give you closure?
closure. noun. /ˈkləʊʒə (r)/. /ˈkləʊʒər/. [countable, uncountable] the situation when a factory, school, hospital, etc. shuts permanently. factory closures. The hospital has been threatened with closure. Spending cuts could mean the closure of the village school. Extra Examples.
Synonyms for CLOSURE: cessation, ending, halt, end, close, conclusion, shutdown, termination; Antonyms of CLOSURE: continuation, continuance, extension, persistence, prolongation
[uncountable] the feeling that a difficult or an unpleasant experience has come to an end or been dealt with in an acceptable way The conviction of their son's murderer helped to give them a sense of closure. See closure in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: closure.
View definitions for closure. closure. noun as in conclusion. Compare Synonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms. Strongest matches. closing. stoppage. termination. Strong matches. cease. cessation. close. ending. finish. stop. Weak match. desistance. noun as in plug, seal. Compare Synonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms. Strongest match. blockade. Strong matches. bolt.
