conclusion

American  

[kuhn-kloo-zhuhn] / kənˈklu ʒən /

noun

conclusions plural

1. the end or close; final part.

   Synonyms:

   finale, completion, termination, ending

   Antonyms:

   beginning

2. the last main division of a discourse, usually containing a summing up of the points and a statement of opinion or decisions reached.

   Synonyms:

   summation

3. a result, issue, or outcome; settlement or arrangement.

   The restitution payment was one of the conclusions of the negotiations.

4. final decision.

   The judge has reached his conclusion.

5. a reasoned deduction or inference.

6. Logic. a proposition concluded or inferred from the premises of an argument.

7. Law.

   1. the effect of an act by which the person performing the act is bound not to do anything inconsistent therewith; an estoppel.

   2. the end of a pleading or conveyance.

8. Grammar. apodosis.

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idioms

1. in conclusion, finally.

   In conclusion, I would like to thank you for your attention.

2. try conclusions with, to engage oneself in a struggle for victory or mastery over, as a person or an impediment.

conclusion British  

/ kənˈkluːʒən /

noun

1. end or termination

2. the last main division of a speech, lecture, essay, etc

3. the outcome or result of an act, process, event, etc (esp in the phrase a foregone conclusion )

4. a final decision or judgment; resolution (esp in the phrase come to a conclusion )

5. logic

   1. a statement that purports to follow from another or others (the premises ) by means of an argument

   2. a statement that does validly follow from given premises

6. law

   1. an admission or statement binding on the party making it; estoppel

   2. the close of a pleading or of a conveyance

7. lastly; to sum up

8. to come to a conclusion prematurely, without sufficient thought or on incomplete evidence

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conclusion More Idioms  

1. see foregone conclusion; jump to a conclusion.

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Usage

What is a conclusion? The conclusion is the final section of an essay. It summarizes the points made in the essay and restates the thesis statement in different words. Students are usually taught to write an essay in three parts, with the first part being the introduction, followed by the body and ending with a conclusion. While the introduction is often considered the most important part of an essay, the conclusion is often the trickiest part to write. The goal of the conclusion is to summarize all of the major points of the essay without repeating them word for word. Articles, opinion pieces, blog posts, research papers, and other types of writing also include conclusions to tie all the points together and emphasize their importance.

Synonym Usage

See end ¹.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonconclusion
  noun
• preconclusion
  noun
• conclusional
  adjective
• conclusionally
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• conclusions
  plural

Etymology

Origin of conclusion

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Latin conclūsiōn-, stem of conclūsiō “a closing,” equivalent to conclūs(us) “closed” (past participle of conclūdere conclude ) + -iō -ion

Explanation

A conclusion is the last part of something, its end or result. When you write a paper, you always end by summing up your arguments and drawing a conclusion about what you've been writing about. The phrase in conclusion means "finally, to sum up," and is used to introduce some final comments at the end of a speech or piece of writing. The phrase jump to conclusions means "to come to a judgment without enough evidence." A foregone conclusion is an outcome that seems certain.

Example Sentences

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The Guardian reported last week that as the World Cup neared its successful conclusion, nearly 200 of FIFA’s 211 member associations are endorsing Infantino’s bid for reelection to a fourth term as president next March.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

That conclusion was based on the estimated ages of major lunar craters and the ages of impact glass collected during the Apollo missions.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026

Bubaraye Dakolo, the monarch of Ekpetiama kingdom in southern Bayelsa state, had taken the British energy giant to court after it announced conclusion of the sale of its Nigerian onshore assets in March 2025.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Until that inevitable conclusion, I’ll be rooting for Max Cady’s campaign against the Bowdens’ vortex of selfishness, which is entirely OK to do.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

She and Beowulf acted out a brief swordfight in which they both met gruesome ends, much like the conclusion of Hamlet.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

This approach can produce reliable conclusions more quickly than a conventional trial while maintaining scientific rigor.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

Marcus first published his conclusions on “electron transfer reactions” in 1956 and continued to refine them over the next nine years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

In both cases, ordinary citizens — given time, expert testimony and structured deliberation — reached conclusions that elected politicians had long avoided.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

It took the judge more than four hours to read out the verdicts and the reasons behind her conclusions.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Facts must come first, and inescapable conclusions, at least about probabilities, must be based upon them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Related Words

• closure
• completion
• consequence
• denouement
• development
• ending
• outcome
• result