Synonyms of leave off

leave off

verb

1

as in to stop

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end

we usually leave off working as soon as the bell rings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stop
• cease
• end
• halt
• quit
• shut off
• lay off
• cut off
• cut out
• break off
• desist (from)
• have done with
• give over
• break up
• delay
• pack (up or in)
• knock off
• drop
• suspend
• discontinue
• conclude
• can
• finish
• break
• put the kibosh on
• close (down)
• check
• hold back
• complete
• turn back
• block
• clamp down
• pause
• stay
• ruin
• rein (in)
• stem
• hinder
• deactivate
• hold
• dam
• impede
• abort
• brake
• suppress
• obstruct
• destroy
• stamp
• blockade
• detain
• arrest
• dissolve
• squelch
• call
• scuttle
• squash
• kill
• abolish
• stunt
• demolish
• snuff
• annul
• kibosh
• stanch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carry on
• continue
• run on
• keep up
• proceed
• follow through (with)
• advance
• progress
• drive
• stir
• propel
• actuate
• impel

2

as in to end

to come to an end

the snow should leave off around midnight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stop
• end
• expire
• conclude
• cease
• halt
• wind up
• break off
• pass
• go
• die
• finish
• break up
• terminate
• close
• wink (out)
• let up
• bite the dust
• lapse
• determine
• discontinue
• quit
• stall
• elapse
• refrain (from)
• desist (from)
• lay off (of)
• cut out
• dead-end
• give over
• break down
• pack (up or in)
• knock off
• stay
• wind down
• pause
• suspend
• peter (out)
• conk (out)
• abate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continue
• hang on
• persist
• draw out
• extend
• prolong
• protract

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leave off

Alongside Stephen Amell, Shay Mitchell, fellow Breakthrough Listee Noah Beck, and Livvy Dunne, LaGrone will don the iconic red swimsuit, picking up right where David Hasselhoff left off. — Jonathan Borge, InStyle, 27 Aug. 2026

And by the looks of the first photos (below), Emily seems to be jetting off to meet her on-again, off-again chef boyfriend Gabriel (Lucas Bravo), picking up where season five left off. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Why the old rules stopped working Slok’s note picked up where Kelly’s history lesson leaves off and pointed forward. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Now, the bill can move forward where the previous version left off. — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026