Synonyms and Antonyms of conclusion
1
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
- the detective's conclusion that the murderer had to be left-handed
decision, deliverance, diagnosis, judgment (or judgement), resolution, ruling, verdict
conjecture, guess, surmise
assumption, presumption, supposition
2
a position arrived at after consideration
- came to the conclusion that we couldn't go on vacation while the dog was sick
behest, charge, commandment, decree, dictate, directive, edict, instruction, mandate, order, word
last word, say-so
adjudication, disposition, doom, finding, ruling, sentence
choice, option, selection
consensus
belief, conviction, eye, feeling, mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, view
3
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
- all their efforts came to no practical conclusion
aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, consequence, corollary, development, effect, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot
ramification
denouement (also dénouement), echo, implication, repercussion
afterclap, afterglow, aftershock
blowback, by-product, fallout, offshoot, ripple, side effect (also side reaction), spin-off
consideration, determinant, factor
base, basis, foundation, ground, groundwork
impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, stimulus
mother, origin, root, source, spring
4
the last part of a process or action
- the conclusion of the speech was a national call to arms
capper, close, closing, consummation, end, endgame, ending, finale, finis, finish, grand finale, homestretch, mop-up, windup, wrap-up
