CEASED Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

ceased

verb

past tense of cease

as in stopped

to come to an end the rain finally ceased, and we were able to continue the baseball game

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as in ended

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end cease chattering and get down to work, please

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Recent Examples of ceased The feminist sites have largely shut down, and physical media is vanishing; many of the magazines that Jezebel targeted—Redbook, InStyle, Marie Claire, Glamour, Self—have ceased printing or gone entirely defunct. — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026 Under Mottley, Barbados cut ties with Queen Elizabeth II in November 2021 and ceased to be a constitutional monarchy. — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Dealers therefore must remain available to perform warranty repairs for years into the future — even though new vehicle sales will have ceased by then. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 10 July 2026 The latter ceased publication in 1983, while The Commercial Appeal's final local print run was in 2017, while the newspaper relocated to its current Front Street offices in 2019. — Neil Strebig, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 10 July 2026 For those familiar with the park’s layout and history, Rip Roarin’ Falls will be on the former site of Rip Roarin’ Rapids, a water ride that ceased operations in 2019. — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2026 The grassroots volunteer group United Cajun Navy announced Monday afternoon that search efforts had ceased. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026 Royal courts ceased functioning throughout much of the colonies. — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Amazon Quarterly, a prominent lesbian literary arts journal, had ceased publication in 1975, and Ellenberger said there was a gap to fill. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026

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To the moon All the political developments of the last 24 hours have not stopped stocks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting 53,000 for the first time ever.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Not even the relentless defense chants summoned from the Sparks’ MCs stopped her.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of stopped

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But the rally ended when Hernández’s liner up the middle landed in the glove of Rockies right-hander Jimmy Herget, who just entered the game, catching Kyle Tucker off first base for a double play.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The decision was never formally confirmed in a plenary session before the conference ended.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

Definition of ended

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The heavy use of VAR has also interrupted the flow of games by halting matches that weren’t meant to be halted, leaving everyone standing on the field while the referee goes off to watch TV, sometimes for minutes at a time.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
In March, production on season five was halted after it was revealed that fellow cast member Taylor Frankie Paul was involved in a domestic assault investigation.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026

Definition of halted

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Unlike the federal tax credits that expired in September, these incentives offer an instant discount and don’t require buyers to apply for credit later.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Eustáquio’s status remains up in the air since LAFC did not trigger a buy option when the midfielder’s loan from FC Porto expired on June 30.

— Josh Gross, Daily News, 6 July 2026

Definition of expired

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Herzog won a power struggle in the front office, then quit anyway, amid disputes with ownership.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The much-ballyhooed heavyweight boxing match between Mike Tyson and Andrew Golota ends abruptly when Golota quits after the second round; later Golota is hospitalized with a concussion.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026

Definition of quit

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The department said that, as a result of an internal investigation, Flores was effectively terminated from his role at the department on June 9.

— Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
New research from Omdia, commissioned by Apica and surveying 300 enterprise IT decision-makers, found that 59% of enterprises have already terminated or delayed an agentic AI deployment because observability costs have become unmanageable.

— Andi Mann, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

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