DESISTED (FROM) Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

desisted (from)

verb

past tense of desist (from)

as in stopped

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end ordered to desist from using the copyrighted music without permission

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Corey Perry and Alex Laferriere scored and Darcy Kuemper stopped only 14 shots for the Kings, who have lost two of the last three during their seven-game homestand.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Corey Perry and Alex Laferriere scored and Darcy Kuemper stopped only 14 shots for the Kings (5-8-2), who have lost two of the last three during their seven-game homestand.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of stopped

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In my view, AI has ceased to be a competitive differentiator and has become a commodity.

— Marco Stefanini, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Following months of trying to resolve its conflict with its distributor and shareholder, Tomorrow, Coperni has ceased operations, the brand revealed today.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of ceased

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Musk halted production of his two most expensive models, the Model S and Model X, at that plant to make room for production of the human robots, Optimus, the company intends to sell.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
In Broward, technical glitches temporarily halted voting minutes after polls opened.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of halted

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All of the tour’s other openers and Sheeran’s own backing band ended up quitting the tour in solidarity with Macklemore and Palestine.

— William Earl, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
The number of workers quitting jobs — a barometer of their confidence to obtain new employment — spiked to levels not seen since March 2025.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of quit

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In October, the company reached out to Mazur with an offer to pick up where Aydin left off, this time at a clinic in the Dominican Republic.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
The driving rain is going to make things much more difficult, but Folk's kick was wide left off his foot.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of left off

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Police in South Africa have arrested five suspects in connection with a violent farm robbery in the North West province in which a 50-year-old farmer was shot and had his ears cut off.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
The village of Chama in New Mexico was evacuated and cut off by road closures.

— Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

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