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cease
Synonyms and Antonyms of cease
- worked without cease for the betterment of humanity
arrest, arrestment, cessation, check, close, closedown, closure, conclusion, cutoff, discontinuance, discontinuation, end, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, offset, shutdown, shutoff, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease, termination
cease
Synonyms and Antonyms of cease
- The rain finally ceased, and we were able to continue the baseball game.
bite the dust
- Cease chattering and get down to work, please!
have done with, put the kibosh on
Synonym Discussion of cease
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- stopped at the red light
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- by nightfall the fighting had ceased
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- the engine faltered, sputtered, then quit altogether
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- we have discontinued the manufacture of that item
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- desisted from further efforts to persuade them
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