Synonyms for desist
dɪˈzɪst, -ˈsɪstde·sist

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1. desist

   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, cease, come to an end, conclude, discontinue, end, end, finish, give over, intermit, leave off, pause, quit, refrain, stop, terminate

   Antonyms:
   begin, commence, enter upon, inaugurate, initiate, institute, originate, set about, set going, set in operation, set on foot, start

   Preposition:
   Cease from anger.

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1. desist

   Synonyms:
   cease, stop, discontinue, drop, abstain, forbear, leave off

   Antonyms:
   continue, proceed, persist, persevere

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1. abstain, refrain, desistverb

   choose not to consume

   "I abstain from alcohol"

   Synonyms:
   forbear, refrain, abstain

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1. desistverb

   Synonyms:
   cease, stop, pause, forbear, stay, leave off, break off, give over

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1. List of paraphrases for "desist":

   cease, abstain, refrain, stop

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How to use desist in a sentence?

1. Guyanese President David Granger:

   Venezuela, therefore, must desist from hindering our economic development in an obtrusive and obstructive manner that is tantamount to interference in our internal affairs.

2. Sheila Jackson Lee:

   When you have a mother tell you directly that she's in fear that she will never see her child again, and when the United Nations Human Rights Commission indicate to the Trump administration that you are violating human rights, then you know that what we are saying today is President Trump, cease and desist.

3. John Brewer:

   It’s obviously a very distorted and unflattering photo, and it’s hurtful and it’s wrong, i want whoever is behind the use of this image to cease and desist and do so immediately or it will leave me with no option but to pursue legal recourse against them. According to the article, attorneys say the ads could violate the former governor’s right of publicity, which gives her control over her image and name. One of the images appears to be a cropped version of a June 2010 Reuters picture, The Arizona Republic reported. It was unclear who took the other photo. The Arizona Republic reported that one of the ads featured on a recommendation widget sponsored by RevContent.com -- an ad network which buys space on websites, while another was provided by Content.ad. Katherine Saviola, a RevContent brand manager, told The Arizona Republic that they had not heard that.

4. Pirkei Avot:

   The day is short, the task is great, the master is insistent. It is not your duty to complete the task, but neither are you free to desist from it…

5. Bernardino Leon:

   I urge the respective leaderships ... to listen to calls within their respective houses, and those of the Libyan people, and to desist from any further attempts and maneuverings to obstruct the democratic process.