Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having come to an end; concluded or finished. This describes something that has reached its natural or intended endpoint and is no longer ongoing.
   • Having been brought to a conclusion, often abruptly. This emphasizes the act of ending something, which can be sudden or deliberate.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • His employment was terminated after the investigation. (His job was brought to an end.)
  • The lease agreement is now terminated. (The contract has officially come to its end.)
  • The broadcast was terminated due to a technical fault. (The broadcast was brought to a conclusion abruptly.)
  • All discussions on the matter are terminated. (All discussions are finished.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be terminated with prejudice" (legal/employment): To be ended with a formal record stating the reasons, often preventing future reinstatement or action.
  • The lawsuit was terminated with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled.
• "terminated pregnancy" (medical): A clinical term for a pregnancy that has ended, either spontaneously or by medical procedure.

Variants and Related Words

• Terminate (verb): To bring to an end; to conclude.
  • The company decided to terminate the project.
• Termination (noun): The act of terminating or the state of being terminated; the end of something.
  • The termination of the contract was mutual.
• Terminal (adjective/noun): (Adj.) Forming or situated at the end. (N.) An end point or a building for passengers.
  • The patient was diagnosed with a terminal illness.
  • We met at the bus terminal.

Synonyms

• Ended: Having reached an end.
• Concluded: Brought to a formal close.
• Finished: Completed; at an end.
• Over: At an end; no longer happening.
• Ceased: Stopped; brought to an end.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Terminate in: To have as an end result or final part.
  • The path terminates in a small clearing.

Related Idioms

• (To bring something) to a terminated end: A formal way to say "to end something completely."
  • The negotiations were brought to a terminated end.

Adjective

1. (of e.g. a contract or term of office) having come to an end
2. having come or been brought to a conclusion
   • the harvesting was complete
   • the affair is over, ended, finished
   • the abruptly terminated interview