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Synonyms for cease
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Princeton's WordNet
cease(verb)
(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off(verb)
put an end to a state or an activity
"Quit teasing your little brother"
Synonyms:
spare, leave office, allow, block up, abandon, drop by the wayside, forfeit, vacate, halt, release, resign, forgo, block off, hold back, end, kick, throw in, finish, block, surrender, part with, fall by the wayside, lay off, cede, turn back, waive, throw overboard, stop over, break off, break, throw in the towel, step down, give up, depart, stop, relinquish, blockade, hold on, deliver, arrest, bar, barricade, renounce, take leave, discontinue, contain, drop out, free, chuck up the sponge, kibosh, intercept, terminate, furlough, forego, dispense with, quit, foreswear, checkend, stop, finish, terminate, cease(verb)
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
"the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
Synonyms:
eat up, block up, complete, sack, halt, can, arrest, give up, finish up, block off, hold back, end, give the axe, finish, block, displace, polish off, lay off, turn back, stop over, break off, break, fetch up, fire, land up, stop, blockade, hold on, wind up, bar, barricade, discontinue, contain, end up, force out, give notice, kibosh, give the sack, intercept, dismiss, terminate, send away, quit, check
English Synonyms and Antonyms
cease
Strains of music may gradually or suddenly cease. A man quits work on the instant; he may discontinue a practise gradually; he quits suddenly and completely; he stops short in what he may or may not resume; he pauses in what he will probably resume. What intermits or is intermitted returns again, as a fever that intermits. Compare ABANDON; DIE; END; REST.
Synonyms:
abstain, bring to an end, come to an end, conclude, desist, discontinue, end, end, finish, give over, intermit, leave off, pause, quit, refrain, stop, terminateAntonyms:
begin, commence, enter upon, inaugurate, initiate, institute, originate, set about, set going, set in operation, set on foot, startPreposition:
Cease from anger.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
cease
Synonyms:
intermit, stop, desist, abstain, discontinue, quit, refrain, end, pause, leave offAntonyms:
ceaseless, never-ending, everlasting, constant, incessant
Editors Contribution
avast
a command to stop or desist
young man avast
Submitted by acronimous on August 26, 2014
Dictionary of English Synonymes
cease(v. n.)
Synonyms:
desist, stop, stay, break off, leave off, give overcease(v. n.)
Synonyms:
fail, be extinct, be wantingcease(v. n.)
Synonyms:
terminate, end, be at an end, blow over
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
cease(v)
Synonyms:
discontinue, stop, desist, refrain
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#34 | can | |
#42 | free | |
#272 | check | |
#317 | end | |
#522 | complete | |
#625 | release | |
#960 | fire | |
#1038 | stop | |
#1042 | bar | |
#1202 | allow | |
#1618 | break | |
#1662 | block | |
#2674 | finish | |
#2700 | contain | |
#3338 | deliver | |
#5089 | kick | |
#6027 | quit | |
#6173 | spare | |
#7523 | arrest | |
#8624 | stopping | |
#8648 | conclude | |
#10105 | depart | |
#10518 | terminate | |
#10611 | pause | |
#11444 | cease | |
#11564 | surrender | |
#13027 | suspend | |
#13959 | halt | |
#14530 | abandon | |
#15199 | sack | |
#15596 | dismiss | |
#16872 | cessation | |
#17539 | refrain | |
#18763 | waive | |
#19661 | resign | |
#19862 | intercept | |
#22808 | discontinue | |
#24975 | cesar | |
#26805 | blockade | |
#28757 | abstain | |
#29516 | forfeit | |
#35669 | desist | |
#36540 | vacate | |
#40027 | displace | |
#41807 | relinquish | |
#42606 | renounce | |
#43279 | barricade | |
#49362 | forgo | |
#49931 | forego | |
#66067 | cede | |
#75117 | furlough | |
#156328 | eesc | |
#185421 | cese | |
#229254 | kibosh | |
#318728 | intermit |
How to use cease in a sentence?
This( The ACLU) letter to the cities states that ‘ Your police department should immediately cease complying with immigration detainers, or else risk legal liability for detaining individuals in violation of the Fourth Amendment, ’.
Given this approval is unlikely to be forthcoming at this time, Lion and Mengniu Dairy have mutually agreed to cease the current sale process, we are disappointed with this outcome and will now consider pathways forward.
The Fed could trump the EIA, especially if they cease using the word 'patient' in line with any potential rate hike. The dollar could go gangbusters on that, and pretty much all commodities, including oil, will be impacted.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis:
What happened in USA is unacceptable and unprecedented attack on democracy, transition of power needs to be smooth and peaceful.I firmly believe that these incidents should cease.
The United States will not stand by and watch the Iranian regime's destructive policies place international stability and security at risk, we advise the regime to reconsider these provocative launches and cease all activities related to ballistic missiles in order to avoid deeper economic and diplomatic isolation.
Translations for cease
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- يقطع, قطعArabic
- прекратявам, спирам, преставамBulgarian
- cessarCatalan, Valencian
- skončit, ukončit, přestat, zastavitCzech
- ophøreDanish
- aufhören, einstellenGerman
- dejar, cesar, terminar, pararSpanish
- متوقف شدنPersian
- loppua, päättyä, päättää, lakata, lopettaaFinnish
- cesser, arrêterFrench
- leig seachadScottish Gaelic
- חדלHebrew
- रोकनाHindi
- megszűnik, beszüntet, abbamarad, abbahagy, befejezHungarian
- cesarIdo
- arrestare, smettere, cessare, interrompereItalian
- 止む, 止めるJapanese
- 그치다Korean
- opphøreNorwegian
- cessar, pararPortuguese
- conteni, înceta, opriRomanian
- прекратить, прекращаться, переставать, перестать, прекратиться, прекращатьRussian
- upphöraSwedish
- hintoTagalog
- durdurmak, durmakTurkish
- بند کرو۔Urdu
- 停止Chinese
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