Synonyms of discontinuing

discontinuing 1 of 2

adjective

as in ceasing

Related Words

• ceasing
• terminating
• ending
• dying
• stopping
• passing
• closing
• concluding
• finishing
• lapsing
• expiring
• quitting
• winding up
• desisting
• dying (down)
• leaving off
• waning
• moderating
• subsiding
• abating
• ebbing
• letting up

Dissimilar Words

• remaining
• leftover
• residual
• lingering
• continuing
• lasting
• enduring
• persisting
• abiding
• holding up
• keeping up
• biding
• perduring
• holding on
• running on

discontinuing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of discontinue

1

as in stopping

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

• ceasing
• stopping
• halting
• ending
• quitting
• delaying
• suspending
• dropping
• concluding
• finishing
• breaking
• cutting off
• packing (up or in)
• laying off
• shutting off
• breaking off
• cutting out
• canning
• leaving off
• giving over
• checking
• completing
• breaking up
• knocking off
• desisting (from)
• blocking
• having done with
• deactivating
• putting the kibosh on
• pausing
• ruining
• impeding
• closing (down)
• hindering
• obstructing
• stemming
• holding
• detaining
• abolishing
• suppressing
• blockading
• aborting
• destroying
• staying
• calling
• dissolving
• holding back
• arresting
• damming
• scuttling
• braking
• annulling
• stamping
• turning back
• demolishing
• killing
• stunting
• squashing
• squelching
• snuffing
• clamping down
• kiboshing
• reining (in)
• stanching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• carrying on
• proceeding
• running on
• advancing
• keeping up
• progressing
• driving
• following through (with)
• stirring
• actuating
• propelling
• impelling

2

as in abandoning

to stop doing (something) permanently

we have discontinued the manufacture of that item

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandoning
• quitting
• dropping
• ending
• ceasing
• finishing
• having done (with)
• packing (up or in)
• concluding
• laying off (of)
• giving up
• closing
• halting
• hanging it up
• expiring
• pausing
• knocking off
• terminating
• shutting off
• breaking off
• tapering off
• breaking up
• leaving off
• throwing up
• winding up
• wrapping up
• rounding (off or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• maintaining
• keeping
• going
• carrying on
• keeping up
• running on
• persisting
• resuming
• hanging on
• renewing
• hanging in
• holding on
• reopening
• preserving
• starting
• beginning
• staying
• commencing
• persevering
• restarting
• following through (with)

3

as in ending

to come to an end

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ceasing
• stopping
• ending
• expiring
• halting
• concluding
• terminating
• passing
• dying
• closing
• finishing
• going
• lapsing
• determining
• quitting
• elapsing
• stalling
• breaking off
• winking (out)
• winding up
• leaving off
• letting up
• breaking up
• dead-ending
• suspending
• biting the dust
• pausing
• refraining (from)
• laying off (of)
• packing (up or in)
• staying
• cutting out
• desisting (from)
• giving over
• knocking off
• breaking down
• winding down
• abating
• conking (out)
• petering (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• persisting
• hanging on
• extending
• prolonging
• drawing out
• protracting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of discontinuing

Verb

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities is discontinuing the investigation into a complaint of bullying and workplace intimidation against Central Connecticut State University President Zulma Toro following her resignation. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

The brand has committed to discontinuing large-format liquid laundry bottles by 2030. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Costco, like many other chains, has a long history of discontinuing popular food court items. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026

As part of the plans, Tan may also consider discontinuing some low-margin product lines and letting go of a few more employees, the report adds. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

The publication, which began with a text from Sofia Coppola, arrives at a time when teen magazines have dwindled, with Seventeen discontinuing monthly print issues in 2018, and Teen Vogue folding into Vogue in 2025. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

The bill is a response to the federal government’s discontinuing production of pennies. — Jack Harvel august 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

The magazine claims that the company considered moving production of the four-door away from its primary factory in Stuttgart, Germany, as well as discontinuing it even sooner, before settling on gradually phasing out the model by 2030. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2026

Agios Pharmaceuticals is discontinuing the development of a next-generation drug called tebapivat for sickle cell disease. — Elaine Chen, STAT, 21 July 2026