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closing vs ending

ending vs closing

closing and ending both are nouns.

closing is an adjective but ending is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
closing Yes Yes No No
ending Yes No No No
As nouns, ending is a hypernym of closing; that is, ending is a word with a broader meaning than closing:
  • closing: termination of operations
  • ending: the act of ending something
Other hypernyms of closing include conclusion, termination.
As nouns, ending is a hypernym of closing; that is, ending is a word with a broader meaning than closing:
  • closing: a concluding action
  • ending: the act of ending something
Other hypernyms of closing include conclusion, termination.
As nouns, closing and ending are synonyms defined as:
  • closing and ending: the last section of a communication
Other synonyms of closing include close, conclusion, end.
closing (noun) ending (noun)
termination of operations the act of ending something
the act of closing something the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
a concluding action the last section of a communication
approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap event whose occurrence ends something
the last section of a communication the point in time at which something ends
closing (adjective) ending (adjective)
final or ending
Difference between closing and ending

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