Synonyms of discontinues

discontinues

verb

present tense third-person singular of discontinue

1

as in ceases

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ceases
• stops
• halts
• ends
• quits
• suspends
• drops
• concludes
• delays
• finishes
• breaks
• breaks off
• packs (up or in)
• completes
• desists (from)
• shuts off
• leaves off
• lays off
• has done with
• cuts off
• cans
• breaks up
• gives over
• cuts out
• knocks off
• checks
• deactivates
• puts the kibosh on
• pauses
• impedes
• hinders
• obstructs
• suppresses
• blocks
• stays
• aborts
• detains
• closes (down)
• holds
• abolishes
• destroys
• dissolves
• stems
• calls
• ruins
• stamps
• brakes
• scuttles
• holds back
• turns back
• arrests
• squelches
• reins (in)
• demolishes
• kills
• snuffs
• annuls
• squashes
• dams
• clamps down
• kiboshes
• stunts
• blockades
• stanches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• proceeds
• progresses
• runs on
• carries on
• advances
• keeps up
• follows through (with)
• drives
• stirs
• impels
• actuates
• propels

2

as in abandons

to stop doing (something) permanently

we have discontinued the manufacture of that item

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandons
• quits
• drops
• ceases
• ends
• has done (with)
• finishes
• concludes
• packs (up or in)
• halts
• closes
• gives up
• expires
• lays off (of)
• pauses
• terminates
• hangs it up
• knocks off
• breaks off
• shuts off
• leaves off
• tapers off
• breaks up
• rounds (off or out)
• throws up
• winds up
• wraps up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• maintains
• keeps
• goes
• persists
• carries on
• keeps up
• runs on
• begins
• starts
• renews
• stays
• hangs on
• hangs in
• resumes
• preserves
• perseveres
• commences
• reopens
• holds on
• restarts
• follows through (with)

3

as in stops

to come to an end

publication of the magazine will discontinue at the end of the year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ceases
• stops
• ends
• expires
• halts
• concludes
• terminates
• dies
• passes
• closes
• goes
• finishes
• determines
• quits
• elapses
• lapses
• breaks off
• leaves off
• winds up
• stalls
• breaks up
• winks (out)
• lets up
• suspends
• dead-ends
• pauses
• refrains (from)
• stays
• bites the dust
• packs (up or in)
• desists (from)
• breaks down
• lays off (of)
• abates
• cuts out
• gives over
• knocks off
• conks (out)
• winds down
• peters (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• persists
• hangs on
• extends
• prolongs
• draws out
• protracts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of discontinues

Southwest Airlines announced that more than 100 employees' jobs would be affected this summer after the airline discontinues its service at Chicago's O’Hare International Airport. — Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026

The sessions will take place as the IDFA Forum discontinues the conventional post-pitch feedback format. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025

If Washington discontinues counterterrorism support to Damascus, the Syrian government may fail to unify the country and prevent ISIS’s return. — Caroline Rose, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025