Related Words for cease

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discontinue
xx/x
Verb, Verb
stop
/
Verb, Verb, Noun
terminate
/xx
Noun, Verb, Adjective
end
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
quit
/
Verb, Verb, Adjective, Noun
finish
/x
Noun, Verb, Noun
give up
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb, Adjective
lay off
//
Phrase, Adjective, Verb
continue
x/x
Verb, Verb
begin
x/
Verb, Verb
commence
x/
Verb, Verb
start
/
Noun, Noun
desist
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Verb, Noun
forbade
x/
Verb
exist
x/
Verb
refuse
x/
Noun
prohibit
x/x
Verb
will
/
Noun
intend
x/
Verb
persist
x/
Verb
fail
/
Verb
abandon
x/x
Verb
cannot
/x
Adjective
relent
x/
Verb
oblige
x/
Verb
permit
x/
Noun
subside
x/
Verb
compel
x/
Verb
abate
x/
Noun
allow
x/
Verb
threaten
/x
Verb
preclude
x/
Verb
vanish
/x
Verb
wont
/
Adjective
appear
x/
Verb
interfere
xx/
Verb
initiate
x/xx
Verb
necessitate
x/xx
Verb
bother
/x
Verb
prevent
x/
Verb
seem
/
Verb
deem
/
Verb
diminish
x/x
Verb
disappear
xx/
Verb
impede
x/
Verb
resumed
x/
Verb
falter
/x
Noun
cessation
x/x
Noun
outstrip
x/
Verb
shall
/
Noun
inhibit
x/x
Verb
require
x/x
Verb
hinder
/x
Verb
continually
x/xxx
Adverb
halt
/
Noun
forbear
x/
Verb
disintegrate
x/xx
Verb
insist
x/
Verb
engage
x/
Verb
induce
x/
Verb
lest
/
Adjective
unable
x/x
Adjective
disband
x/
Verb
proceed
x/
Verb
authorize
/xx
Verb
enable
x/x
Verb
henceforth
//
Adverb
necessarily
xx/xx
Adverb
renounce
x/
Verb
precede
x/
Verb
merely
/x
Adverb
going
/x
Verb
remain
x/
Verb
enjoin
x/
Verb
sufficient
x/x
Adjective
must
/
Verb, Noun
shrivel
/x
Verb
outpace
/x
Verb
deteriorate
x/xxx
Verb
tolerate
/xx
Verb
forced
/
Verb
constitute
/xx
Verb
deign
/
Verb
devolve
x/
Verb
eventually
x/xxx
Adverb
intensify
x/xx
Verb
oppose
x/
Verb
succumb
x/
Verb
ordinarily
xx/xx
Adverb
recede
x/
Verb
ceaseless
/x
Adjective
attempting
x/x
Verb
curtail
x/
Verb
prevail
x/
Verb
restrict
x/
Verb
abide
x/
Verb
entitle
x/x
Verb
ought
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
dissolve
x/
Verb
supplant
x/
Verb
interrupt
xx/
Noun
escalate
/xx
Verb
capitulate
x/xx
Verb
does
/
Verb
dwindle
/x
Verb
never
/x
Adverb
comply
x/
Verb
abolish
x/x
Verb
withhold
x/
Verb
obviate
/xx
Verb
withdraw
x/
Verb
involve
x/
Verb
endure
x/
Verb
instigate
/xx
Verb
disperse
x/
Verb
degrade
x/
Verb
causing
/x
Verb
originate
x/xx
Verb
outlive
x/
Verb
endanger
x/x
Verb
suffice
x/
Verb
voluntarily
xx/xx
Adverb
thenceforth
x/
Adverb
reappear
xx/
Verb
presume
x/
Verb
acquiesce
xx/
Verb
entail
x/
Verb
implode
x/
Verb
disrupt
x/
Verb
supposed
x/
Verb
operate
/xx
Verb
exempt
x/
Adjective
suppress
x/
Verb
undergo
xx/
Verb
disturb
x/
Verb
cease and desist
//x/
Phrase, Verb, Noun
come to an end
////
Phrase, Verb
fine
/
Adjective
bring to an end
////
Phrase, Verb
come to a stop
//x/
Phrase, Verb
let up
//
Phrase, Verb
bring an end to
////
Phrase, Verb
let be
//
Phrase, Verb
put a stop to
/x//
Phrase, Verb
leave off
//
Phrase, Verb
retire
x/
Verb
put an end to
////
Phrase, Verb
shut off
//
Phrase, Verb
stay
/
Verb
cut off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
leave
/
Verb
cut out
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
conclude
x/
Verb
pause
/
Noun
shut up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
give out
//
Phrase, Verb
shut down
//
Phrase, Verb
rest
/
Noun
amaze
x/
Verb
hostilities
x/xx
Noun
rowing
/x
Noun
menses
/x
Noun
discriminating
x/xxx
Adjective
respirations
xx/x
Noun
abound
x/
Verb
abstain
x/
Verb
adjourn
x/
Verb
aircraft
/x
Noun
alive
x/
Adjective
arrest
x/
Noun, Verb
assault
x/
Noun, Verb
awaited
x/x
Verb, Adjective
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
baleful
/x
Adjective
be
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
bear on
//
Phrase, Verb
believe
x/
Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
break up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
brisk
/
Adjective, Verb
brush
/
Noun, Verb
cancel
/x
Verb, Noun
carry on
/x/
Phrase, Verb
ceasefire
//x
Noun
center
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cheery
/x
Adjective
cheese
/
Noun, Verb
climax
/x
Noun, Verb
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
close off
//
Phrase, Verb
close out
//
Phrase, Verb
coincide
xx/
Verb
come out
//
Phrase, Verb
commit
x/
Verb, Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
consequent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
contrary
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
converge
x/
Verb
culminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
curb
/
Noun, Verb
decoy
x/
Noun, Verb
defeat
x/
Noun, Verb
depart
x/
Verb, Noun
depend
x/
Verb
derive
x/
Verb
desultory
/xxx
Adjective
detain
x/
Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
die hard
//
Phrase, Verb
discontinuance
xx/xx
Noun
dismiss
x/
Verb
drop
/
Noun, Verb
eliminate
x/xx
Verb
end up
//
Phrase, Verb
eradicate
x/xx
Verb
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
expire
x/
Verb
fetch up
//
Phrase, Verb
fin
/
Noun, Verb
forego
x/
Verb
forfeit
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
forgo
x/
Verb
freeze
/
Noun, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
grate
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
harassing
x/x
Adjective, Noun
inconsistent
xx/x
Adjective
ineffectual
xx/xx
Adjective
injunction
x/x
Noun
judgment
/x
Noun
kiln
/
Noun, Verb
knock off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
land up
//
Phrase, Verb
lapse
/
Noun, Verb
let
/
Verb, Noun
order
/x
Noun, Verb
partake
x/
Verb
pass away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
predominate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
preserve
x/
Verb, Noun
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
recess
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
refrain
x/
Verb, Noun
relinquish
x/x
Verb
remove
x/
Verb, Noun
reside
x/
Verb, Noun
reverse
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
run short
//
Phrase, Verb
set about
/x/
Phrase, Verb
set out
//
Phrase, Verb
shut
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
sign off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
start out
//
Phrase, Verb
stem
/
Noun, Verb
stopover
/xx
Noun
stoppage
/x
Noun
strike
/
Noun, Verb
suspend
x/
Verb
suspension
x/x
Noun
termination
xx/x
Noun
think
/
Verb, Noun
turn out
//
Phrase, Verb
uphold
x/
Verb, Noun
waive
/
Verb, Noun
wind up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
save
/
Verb, Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
tell
/
Verb, Noun
backside
/x
Noun, Adjective
southend
/x
Name
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb