DISCONTINUED Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words

discontinued

verb

past tense of discontinue

as in ceased

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end the editors were told to discontinue the printing of rumors in the student paper immediately

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as in abandoned

to stop doing (something) permanently we have discontinued the manufacture of that item

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as in stopped

to come to an end publication of the magazine will discontinue at the end of the year

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Recent Examples of discontinued The rear-wheel drive option has been discontinued. —

James Raia, Mercury News, 4 May 2026 Automakers have also been pulling back from entry-level models, with several discontinued in recent years. —

Mike Winters, CNBC, 3 May 2026 Wayfair’s Closeout section is an under-the-radar corner of the site, featuring overstock, discontinued, and end-of-season items at steep markdowns. —

Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2026 The car was discontinued in the Americas in 1993, but lived on in other markets. —

Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for discontinued

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During his temporary leadership, FEMA ceased door-to-door canvassing to reach survivors after disasters, and canceled a multibillion-dollar resilience grant program, since restored by a federal judge.

— Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The president told Congress on May 1 that hostilities had ceased, on the day that would have been the deadline for congressional authorization.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 12 May 2026