DESISTING Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

desisting 1 of 2

adjective

as in ceasing

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desisting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of desist

as in discontinuing

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Adjective

What’s the vibe for you, post-dying?

— Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 22 June 2026
Garden centers aren't giving a refund for a dying or dead plant but rather a discount on a new purchase.

— Lauren David, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025

Definition of dying

Verb

Sony is discontinuing physical discs for its PlayStation video game consoles and going fully digital starting in January 2028, the consumer electronics company said on Wednesday.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Ram brought back the Hemi after discontinuing it just a year prior, and General Motors is rolling out a new generation of small-blocks.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 24 June 2026

Definition of discontinuing

Adjective

Taylor, now in his 16th season out of Virginia Tech, is the only quarterback in NFL history with 10,000-plus passing yards, 2,000-plus rushing yards, 70-plus passing TDs, 20-plus rushing TDs and fewer than 35 interceptions.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The two groups aren’t just growing at different speeds—they’re moving apart with every passing year, and the absolute distance between them grows faster as both numbers get larger.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 June 2026

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Verb

The hours between finishing work for the day and going out to dinner are the calm before the storm.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Prescott is coming off a Pro Bowl season, also finishing third place in Comeback Player of the Year voting, after throwing for 4,552 yards with 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026

Definition of finishing

Adjective

During the post-closing ceremony panel, the jury president showed a sense of humor when discussing the challenges of serving as the leading member of the voting committee for a prestigious film festival, like being away from the phones all morning.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 May 2026
This is covered in a standard inspection, often called a pre-drywall or pre-closing inspection.

— Ryan Brennan May 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026

Definition of closing

Verb

With the rain ceasing by Saturday evening, however, many suburbs went on with their fireworks as planned.

— Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Kraken, one of the oldest crypto exchanges in the global industry, is ceasing on World Cup fever and drawing parallels between soccer fans and ‘hodlers’ in their promotions.

— Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

Definition of ceasing

Verb

Both sides had an interest in halting the fighting and broadly agreed on the principles that eventually led to disengagement and, ultimately, the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty of 1979.

— Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
After temporarily halting the regulations in May, Darwin found that only state lawmakers can make such policy decisions, according to card room industry officials, who sued to block the rule changes.

— Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

Definition of halting

Verb

This year, the Tour de France Femmes starts off in Lausanne, Switzerland, before heading to Dijon and travelling down toward the Mediterranean, then terminating in Nice.

— Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
Such data irregularities fit into a broader pattern of disrupting long-standing agency activities – for example, abruptly terminating grants to state and local health departments and disrupting health messaging on vaccines.

— John Kubale, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

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