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Synonyms for cease
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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
Princeton's WordNet
ceaseverb
(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay offverb
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, ceaseverb
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
Editors Contribution
avast
a command to stop or desist
young man avast
Submitted by acronimous on August 26, 2014
Dictionary of English Synonymes
ceaseverb
Synonyms:
desist, stop, stay, break off, leave off, give overceaseverb
Synonyms:
fail, be extinct, be wantingceaseverb
Synonyms:
terminate, end, be at an end, blow over
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
ceaseverb
Synonyms:
discontinue, stop, desist, refrain
Suggested Resources
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Cease
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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?
As a first step I now give the order to the armed forces of Ukraine ... to cease fire at 00:00 hours on February 15.
By the year 2000 the United States as you know it will cease to exist!
If Putin continues to get boxed in through sanctions, trading and banking stoppages -- and he starts losing the war, that may be reason enough for him to employ tactical nuclear weapons, the West needs to continue to apply pressure, attempt to broker a settlement/cease-fire while continuing to offer off-ramps that deescalate the potential.
Appalled that Sir Salman Rushdie has been stabbed while exercising a right we should never cease to defend. Right now my thoughts are with Sir Salman Rushdie loved ones. We are all hoping Sir Salman Rushdie is okay.
We demand that the United States immediately cease this type of close reconnaissance activity to avoid having this sort of incident happening again.
Translations for cease
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- يقطع, قطعArabic
- прекратявам, преставам, спирамBulgarian
- cessarCatalan, Valencian
- zastavit, skončit, přestat, ukončitCzech
- ophøreDanish
- einstellen, aufhörenGerman
- terminar, cesar, parar, dejarSpanish
- متوقف شدنPersian
- päättää, lopettaa, lakata, loppua, päättyäFinnish
- cesser, arrêterFrench
- leig seachadScottish Gaelic
- חדלHebrew
- रोकनाHindi
- befejez, abbamarad, beszüntet, abbahagy, megszűnikHungarian
- cesarIdo
- cessare, interrompere, arrestare, smettereItalian
- 止める, 止むJapanese
- 그치다Korean
- opphøreNorwegian
- parar, cessarPortuguese
- conteni, opri, încetaRomanian
- переставать, прекратить, перестать, прекратиться, прекращать, прекращатьсяRussian
- upphöraSwedish
- hintoTagalog
- durdurmak, durmakTurkish
- بند کرو۔Urdu
- 停止Chinese
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