Words Like CEASE

We have put together a list of words that are similar to CEASE.

25 Alternative Words Similar to cease

1 End Noun      Synonym Words Like End
2 Ending Noun      Synonym Words Like Ending
3 Discontinue Verb      Synonym Words Like Discontinue
4 Stop Verb      Synonym Words Like Stop
5 Quit Verb      Synonym Words Like Quit
6 Finish Verb      Synonym Words Like Finish
7 Terminate Verb      Synonym Words Like Terminate
8 Begin Verb      Antonym Words Like Begin
9 Continue Verb      Antonym Words Like Continue
10 Desist Verb-intransitive      Synonym Words Like Desist
11 Fail Verb-intransitive      Synonym Words Like Fail
12 Drop Verb      Hyponym Words Like Drop
13 Retire Verb      Hyponym Words Like Retire
14 Break Verb      Hyponym Words Like Break
15 Withdraw Verb      Hyponym Words Like Withdraw
16 Adjourn Verb      Hyponym Words Like Adjourn
17 Vanish Verb      Hyponym Words Like Vanish
18 Breakup Verb      Hyponym Words Like Breakup
19 Close Verb      Hyponym Words Like Close
20 Lapse Verb      Hyponym Words Like Lapse
21 Conclude Verb      Hyponym Words Like Conclude
22 Recess Verb      Hyponym Words Like Recess
23 Climax Verb      Hyponym Words Like Climax
24 Disappear Verb      Hyponym Words Like Disappear
25 Go Verb      Hyponym Words Like Go

4 examples of cease

1 the noise ceased
2 Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
3 The symphony ends in a pianissimo
4 My property ends by the bushes

10 definitions of cease

1 To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or give over; to desist.
2 To be wanting; to fail; to pass away.
3 To put a stop to; to bring to an end.
4 Extinction.
5 (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
6 put an end to a state or an activity
7 have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
8 To put an end to; discontinue: The factory ceased production. See Synonyms at stop.
9 To come to an end; stop: a process that never ceases.
10 To stop performing an activity or action; desist: "fold our wings,/And cease from wanderings” ( Tennyson).
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