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
• destroy
• obstruct
• stamp
• blockade
• detain
• arrest
• dissolve
• squelch
• call
• scuttle
• squash
• kill
• abolish
• stunt
• staunch
• demolish
• snuff
• annul
• stanch
• kibosh

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

Knight was left off the two-night, 11-match SummerSlam card entirely, a decision that baffled and angered his supporters. —Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025

Comedy Central announced Tuesday that Season 27 won’t return for another episode this week and will pick up where things left off on August 6. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 July 2025

Trying Not to Have a Thought doesn’t pick up where Algernon left off on 2011’s underappreciated Parrot Flies. —Ian Cohen, Pitchfork, 5 Aug. 2025

The television show, picking up where the 1992 movie left off, first aired on the WB network in March 1997 as a mid-season replacement. —Justin Conklin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025