Thesaurus
past tense of cease
Synonyms & Antonyms of ceased
1
to come to an end
- the rain finally ceased, and we were able to continue the baseball game
Synonyms for ceased
- broke off,
- broke up,
- closed,
- concluded,
- dead-ended,
- determined,
- died,
- discontinued,
- elapsed,
- ended,
- expired,
- finished,
- halted,
- lapsed,
- left off,
- let up,
- passed,
- quit
- (also quitted),
- stopped,
- terminated,
- went,
- winked (out),
- wound up
- (also winded up)
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2
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
- cease chattering and get down to work, please
Synonyms for ceased
- broke,
- broke off,
- broke up,
- canned
- [slang],
- cut off,
- cut out,
- desisted (from),
- discontinued,
- dropped,
- ended,
- gave over,
- halted,
- knocked off,
- laid off,
- left off,
- packed (up or in),
- quit
- (also quitted),
- shut off,
- stopped
Words Related to ceased
- blockaded,
- blocked,
- dammed,
- delayed,
- detained,
- held,
- held back,
- hindered,
- impeded,
- kiboshed,
- obstructed,
- stemmed
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“Ceased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceased. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.
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