Cease

/sis/

Synonyms for "cease" (268 found)

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Closest matches (54)

Verb(12 words)

discontinue end stop terminate abandoned abrogated breakbreak offcancels ceased cessation decommissions

abandon abdicate abjure abortacknowledge defeatad infinitumbe consumedbe done forbe gonebe no morebelay calmcalm downcancelcease to becease to existceaselessly cede cessation check

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closeclose upclosing closurecome to naughtcome to nothingconclude conclusionconk outconstantly continually continuouslycry quitscut it outdematerialize depart desist

Noun(4 words)

aborting aborts ceasing cut

Interjection(1 words)

avast

Strong matches (80)

Verb(19 words)

desist desisted desisting desists discontinued discontinues dissolves disusing ended exited expires expiring finish finishedgive upground to a halthalt halted halting

desist fromdesistance desuetude determine diedie awaydie downdie outdisappear discontinuance discontinue dispel disperse dissipate dissolvedo a fade-outdropdrop itdwindle ebb

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embargo end ending endlessly erode eternally evanesce evaporate everlastingly exit expire fadefade awayfade outfinishfinish upflee fly forbear forever forgo forswear givegive overgive upgogo awaygo up in smokehalthand overhave done withhide

Noun(8 words)

disuse disusesend actionends finishesflow rate zerofolds halts

Adjective(1 words)

expired

Related words (134)

hold incessantly infinitely interminably intermit interrupt interruptionknock it offknock offlapselay downlay offleaveleave no traceleave offleave the scenelull meltmelt awaymolder

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pacify pack passpass awaypass outpeg outperiod perish perorate perpetually preclude quiesce quiet quieten quit refrainrefrain fromrelinquish relinquishment renounce renunciation resign resolveretire from sightrun downrun outsacrifice scrap scratch scrub sever shutshut downshut upshutdown sinksink awaysoothe stanch stay stop subside succumbsuffer an eclipsesurcease surrender terminate termination terminusthrow uptranquilize unendingly unremittingly vanishvanish from sightwaive wane wastewaste awaywear awaywind upwithout ceaseyield

Noun(20 words)

kicks lapse layoffmark endmexitilmore finishednixednot existpause in actionphased outplateauing poops rests stillsstop cryingstoppingstopping motionstops surceases surceasing

Verb(29 words)

lapsed lapsinglay offliquidated perishes phasedpull out plugquit quits quitted refrain retired shut shuts stagnate stagnatesstop gas releasestoppage stoppedsuccumb to fatigue

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suppress surceased suspendterminate inquiryterminated terminates terminating termination vanishes

Adjective(1 words)

long halt

Interjection(1 words)

whoa

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More general

10 entries

change end ending event interruptionlegal orderoccurrencestop verbterminate

More specific

11 entries

cease and desist lettercease and desist ordercease operationscease productioncease publicationcease tradingceasing activitycessation intermission pausetemporary halt

Collocations

9 entries

cease and desistcease firecease hostilitiescease operationcease operationscease productioncease to existcease tradingceasefire

Inflections

3 entries

ceased ceases ceasing

Derivations

4 entries

ceaseless ceasement ceasing cessation

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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You will soon cease to think of her.

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Spread the table, and contention will cease.

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The factory will cease operations next month.

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Its mechanism will cease to work.

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