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laying off (of)

verb , present participle of lay off (of)

Synonyms and Antonyms of laying off (of)

to stop doing (something) permanently

we warned him to lay off of the cigarette smoking

Synonyms of laying off (of)

abandoning, discontinuing, dropping, giving up, knocking off, packing (up or in), quitting

Words Related to laying off (of)

breaking off, breaking up, ceasing, closing, concluding, ending, expiring, finishing, halting, leaving off, shutting off

pausing, tapering off

rounding (off or out), terminating, winding up, wrapping up

Phrases Synonymous with laying off (of)

hanging it up, having done (with)

Near Antonyms of laying off (of)

going, running on

hanging in, hanging on, holding on, persevering, persisting

following through (with)

renewing, reopening, restarting, resuming

preserving, staying

beginning, commencing, starting

Antonyms of laying off (of)

carrying on, continuing, keeping, keeping up, maintaining

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