LAY OFF OF Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

lay off (of)

verb

Definition of lay off (of)

as in to abandon

to stop doing (something) permanently we warned him to lay off of the cigarette smoking

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Financing expires, talent moves on, and production slates are abandoned.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
At an event overflowing with seven-figure hypercars and extreme technology, the car that exploded onto social media was one built around ideas that most of the industry has abandoned.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of abandon

Verb

That's possibly because Starlink briefly discontinued the perk, but not before the customer had already subscribed to the Max plan, a nuance the AI may have failed to understand.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
The impact of Falcon 9's absence from the launch market can't yet be known, but industry reports suggest that SpaceX may discontinue all but a few Falcon 9 missions beginning in 2028.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of discontinue

Verb

The Stones somehow didn’t hit South America until 1995, a couple years after Wyman quit the band.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Bannerman centers on the eponymous Paul Bannerman, a lethal covert operative who convinces a group of the world’s most deadly assassins to quit the spy game for a chance to lead normal lives in the suburbs of Connecticut.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of quit

Verb

Media organizations have urged Tokayev to drop criminal charges against several journalists currently under house arrest and to revise the country’s legislation to ensure press freedom.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Canadian officials had been hoping to convince the White House to drop the Section 338 tariffs entirely.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026

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