" closedown "

1: to stop the operations of;

  * e.g., " ... the coal mine was closed down in the 1930s "

•  Synonyms : 

•  close,

•  close out,

•  shut

•  Antonyms : 

•  open,

•  start

1: the stopping of a process or activity;

  * e.g., " ... ordered a closedown of operations until the cause of the mine explosion could be determined "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arrest,

•  arrestment,

•  cease,

•  cessation,

•  check,

•  close,

•  closure,

•  conclusion,

•  cutoff,

•  discontinuance,

•  discontinuation,

•  end,

•  ending,

•  expiration,

•  finish,

•  halt,

•  lapse,

•  offset,

•  shutdown,

•  shutoff,

•  stay,

•  stop,

•  stoppage,

•  surcease,

•  termination

•  Antonyms : 

•  continuance,

•  continuation