CUTS OFF Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

cuts off

verb

present tense third-person singular of cut off

as in stops

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end the majority party cut off debate and forced a vote on the bill

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as in separates

to set or keep apart from others the dog cut off the one sheep that had to be sheared

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Recent Examples of cuts off Remote work cuts off young workers from much of that organic mentoring. — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026 Architects must build a central kill switch that instantly cuts off the AI if an anomaly occurs. — Naveen Jayaram, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Becoming an upper-middle-income country also cuts off development funding from organizations like the World Bank. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 3 July 2026 Waymo cuts off firetruck with sirens, lights running In a video posted on TikTok on June 18, a Waymo vehicle turned into a lane in Atlanta's entertainment district where a firetruck was driving the wrong direction. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 24 June 2026 But a wartime spike in energy prices has pushed rate cuts off the table for now. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 17 June 2026 Currently, Screen Time often acts up and just cuts off access to all apps, whether it’s supposed to or not. — Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026 As the rocket’s core stage cuts off, the zero G indicator will begin to float, identifying the moment when the crew is officially in space. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026 Turning your phone off or using airplane mode cuts off wireless communication while still allowing alarms to work. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuts off

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Sterling that migrates from bank deposits into stablecoin reserves stops funding mortgages and business lending, and a fast-growing coin could pull deposits out of the banking system quicker than banks could adjust.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Staff would be expected to evacuate patients in the event of a major tremor, but the plan stops there, according to Bubenek.

— Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026

Definition of stops

Verb

This is not only devastating because Aang appears fatally injured, but because if an Avatar dies in the Avatar State, the entire cycle of Avatar reincarnation ceases and the earth’s balance is forever lost.

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
What is surprising—indeed, almost shocking—is when a particular fashion ceases to change.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

Definition of ceases

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This system, located between the grid and an AI data center, isolates DC load fluctuations from the grid and delivers LVRT support that can respond to demand shifts in real time at scale.

— Drew Robb, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
No authoritative global source yet isolates the precise data-center share.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of isolates

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Once the eclipse ends, this rugged headland becomes an excellent place to watch the Perseids, with broad ocean views and little interference from nearby towns.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 July 2026
The last step is acknowledging that there’s never really any dragon, even or any moment when the journey ends.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of ends

Verb

Kansas Appleseed, Loud Light and the Disability Rights Center of Kansas sued over the repeal of the grace period and Douglas County District Court Judge Carl Folsom granted an injunction that halts the new law and restores the grace period.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
This blocks defects and halts ion migration, preventing the material from separating over time.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Definition of halts

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According to the reports, the malfunctions occurred during the ride's signature ‘tilt' portion, where the segment of track containing the ride vehicle breaks off completely and tilts forward 45 degrees before reconnecting to another piece of track at a 90-degree angle to the ground below.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
If the mouthpiece breaks off, try to remove it without digging into the skin.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026

Definition of breaks off

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The video footage, taken from a vehicle, doesn’t show the head technique and cuts out after a minute.

— Alex Brizee July 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026
Nolan does away with the frame and cuts out the Phaeacians, but the film’s adventure episodes remain largely faithful to the poem.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

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