Meaning & use

terminated

adjective·Academic

Brought to an end, or, of an employee, dismissed from a job.

See it in a sentence

His contract was terminated after only three months due to budget cuts.

The negotiations were terminated when both sides refused to compromise.

A note on using this word

Terminated is a formal, often clinical way to say someone was fired or something was ended, common in business and legal contexts.

Words with a similar meaning

endeddismissed

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Words with an opposite meaning

renewedcontinued

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