DISCONTINUES Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

discontinues

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present tense third-person singular of discontinue

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

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as in abandons

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

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as in stops

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

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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

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Officials discussed both diplomatic and economic measures their countries could implement now and after the fighting ceases to help secure the shipping route, according to NPR's Fatima Al-Kassab.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
In a different scenario, assigned a probability of 60%, the conflict ceases at the end of this month and oil prices fall quickly.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026