conclusion
/kənˈkluːʒ(ə)n
/noun
1The end or finish of an event, process, or text: the conclusion of World War Two...
- So the fact that I ended up extremely dirty at the conclusion of the event was no big deal to me.
- At the conclusion of the event, attendees will exchange their Sergio Day gifts as they enjoy the stupendous Sergio Aragonés fireworks display.
- This means that as of today, he has just one audition to go - which means we are all closer to the conclusion of this process than the beginning, still an amazing idea.
Synonyms
end, ending, finish, close, closure, termination, wind-up, cessation;
culmination, finale, denouement, coda;
peroration, epilogue
1.1The summing-up of an argument or text: in the conclusion we highlight these and other important issues...
- That is the strongest argument against the conclusions of the Green member who has just resumed her seat.
- This is the conclusion on my arguments in the supplementary submissions.
- The result is happy - if you follow the argument and its suggestive conclusions.
1.2 [mass noun] The formal and final arrangement of an agreement: the conclusion of a free-trade accord...
- News about stricter visa requirements came alongside reports of a Philippine-Japan free trade agreement nearing conclusion.
- In December, Japan and the EU signed a provisional accord that opened the way for conclusion of the final pact.
- Some even say the alliance could include Iran, and point to India's recent conclusion of a strategic agreement with that country as a sign of things to come.
Synonyms
negotiation, brokering, settlement, settling, clinching, completion, arranging, accomplishment, establishment, resolution
2A judgement or decision reached by reasoning: each research group came to a similar conclusion...
- The Commission decision must contain reasons for the conclusion reached.
- Oddly enough, Koplow's conclusion is in agreement with the Bush administration that also wishes to preserve the stockpiles.
- I don't know all that's going on, so I can't make that final conclusion.
Synonyms
deduction, inference, interpretation, reasoning;
opinion, judgement, decision, diagnosis, verdict, determination;
assumption, presumption, supposition, conjecture, surmise
2.1 Logic A proposition that is reached from given premises.Reid gave Hume credit for taking Locke's premisses to their logical conclusion....
- Alternatively, the premises logically entail the conclusion.
- In both premisses and conclusions, these two strands of contract theory are, morally speaking, a world apart.
Phrases
in conclusion
jump (or leap) to conclusions (or the conclusion)
try conclusions with
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin conclusio(n-), from the verb concludere (see conclude).