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Synonyms & Antonyms of surcease
the stopping of a process or activity
- hoping the new medicine would bring surcease to his pain
Synonyms for surcease
- arrest,
- arrestment,
- cease,
- cessation,
- check,
- close,
- closedown,
- closure,
- conclusion,
- cutoff,
- discontinuance,
- discontinuation,
- end,
- ending,
- expiration,
- finish,
- halt,
- lapse,
- offset,
- shutdown,
- shutoff,
- stay,
- stop,
- stoppage,
- termination
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