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desisting

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Synonyms & Antonyms of desisting

(Entry 1 of 2)

as in ending, winding up

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for desisting

ceasing,
closing,
concluding,
discontinuing,
dying,
ending,
expiring,
finishing,
lapsing,
leaving off,
passing,
quitting,
stopping,
terminating,
winding up

abating,
dying (down),
ebbing,
letting up,
moderating,
subsiding,
waning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for desisting

leftover,
remaining

lingering,
residual

abiding,
biding,
continuing,
enduring,
holding on,
holding up,
keeping up,
lasting,
perduring,
persisting,
running on

desisting

verb

present participle of desist

Synonyms & Antonyms of desisting (Entry 2 of 2)

as in terminating, discontinuing

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for desisting

concluding,
discontinuing,
finishing,
halting,
quitting,
terminating

ceasing,
ending,
stopping

disappearing,
dissolving,
evaporating,
vanishing

departing,
dying,
expiring,
passing away,
perishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for desisting

actualizing,
appearing,
arising,
beginning,
breaking,
commencing,
dawning,
engendering,
forming,
materializing,
originating,
setting in,
springing,
starting

being,
breathing,
existing,
living,
subsisting

arriving,
coming on,
emerging

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“Desisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desisting. Accessed 26 May. 2022.

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