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cease
verb
(cease)
put an end to a state or an activity
Synonyms:
discontinue
, give up, lay off,
quit
,
stop
,
cease
verb
(cease)
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Synonyms:
end
,
finish
,
stop
,
terminate
,
cease
noun
(cease)
(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
Words Related to
cease
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discontinue
,
stop
,
terminate
,
quit
,
end
,
give up
,
lay off
,
finish
,
suspend
,
halt
,
cessation
,
desist
,
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,
suspending
,
continue
,
abandon
,
stopped
,
discontinued
,
refrain
,
halting
,
renounce
,
shut
,
cancel
,
withdraw
,
suspended
,
interrupt
,
discontinuance
,
injunction
,
termination
,
abstain
,
forego
,
conclude
,
relinquish
,
abolish
,
disappear
,
stopping
,
eradicate
,
stops
,
disrupt
,
eliminate
,
freeze
,
reverse
,
forgo
,
adjourn
,
remove
,
suspension
,
leave
,
dismiss
,
letup
,
expire
,
discontinuation
,
closed
,
suppress
,
fail
,
ending
,
ceasefire
,
waive
,
curb
,
order
,
close
,
pause
,
stem
,
quitting
,
let
,
stoppage
,
strike
,
forfeit
,
drop
,
detain
,
judgment
,
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,
depend
,
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,
put
,
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,
purpose
,
fin
,
cesar
,
stopover
, cese,
recommence
,
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,
resume
,
recommenced
,
disband
,
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,
begin
,
enjoin
,
rescind
,
sever
,
delist
,
liquidate
,
curtail
,
restarted
,
unceasable
,
intensify
,
peter out
,
postpone
,
reconsider
,
initiate
,
cease
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