Synonyms and Antonyms of cease

synonym (synonym of cease)

(verb)
abstain, desist, give over, quit, bring to an end, discontinue, intermit, refrain, come to an end, end, leave off, stop, conclude, finish, pause, terminate
Strains of music may gradually or suddenly cease. A man quits work on the instant; he may discontinue a practise gradually; he quits suddenly and comp more.. (verb)
(verb.stative)
discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop
put an end to a state or an activity (verb.stative)
(verb.stative)
end, finish, stop, terminate
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative)

antonym (antonym of cease)

(verb)
begin, inaugurate, originate, set going, set on foot, commence, initiate, set about, set in operation, start, enter upon, institute
(verb.stative)
begin, start
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense (verb.stative)
(verb.stative)
bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last (verb.stative)

hypernym (cease IS A KIND OF .... relation)

(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end (noun.time)

end, ending
the point in time at which something ends (noun.time)

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF cease relation)

have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative)

pass away
go out of existence (verb.change)
(verb.change)
lapse
end, at least for a long time (verb.change)
(verb.change)
cut out
cease operating (verb.change)
(verb.change)
go out
become extinguished (verb.change)
(verb.change)
adjourn, break up, recess
close at the end of a session (verb.change)
(verb.change)
disappear, vanish
cease to exist (verb.change)
(verb.change)
climax, culminate
end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (verb.change)
(verb.change)
run out
become used up; be exhausted (verb.change)
(verb.consumption)
go, run low, run short
to be spent or finished (verb.consumption)
(verb.perception)
disappear, go away, vanish
become invisible or unnoticeable (verb.perception)
(verb.stative)
close, conclude
come to a close (verb.stative)
(verb.stative)
come out, turn out
result or end (verb.stative)
(verb.stative)
discontinue
come to or be at an end (verb.stative)
(verb.stative)
break
come to an end (verb.stative)
put an end to a state or an activity (verb.stative)

drop, knock off
stop pursuing or acting (verb.change)
(verb.change)
leave off
stop using (verb.change)
(verb.communication)
sign off
cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations (verb.communication)
(verb.social)
retire, withdraw
withdraw from active participation (verb.social)
(verb.social)
pull the plug
prevent from happening or continuing (verb.social)
(verb.stative)
close off, shut off
stem the flow of (verb.stative)
(verb.stative)
cheese
used in the imperative (get away, or stop it) (verb.stative)
(verb.stative)
call it a day, call it quits
stop doing what one is doing (verb.stative)

derivation (.... is derived from cease)

(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end (noun.time)

cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop
put an end to a state or an activity (verb.stative)
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative)

finish, finishing
the act of finishing (noun.act)
(noun.cognition)
end
a final part or section (noun.cognition)
(noun.communication)
close, closing, conclusion, end, ending
the last section of a communication (noun.communication)
(noun.event)
conclusion, ending, finish
event whose occurrence ends something (noun.event)
(noun.event)
end, final stage, last
the concluding parts of an event or occurrence (noun.event)
(noun.location)
end, terminal
either extremity of something that has length (noun.location)
(noun.location)
end point, endpoint, termination, terminus
a place where something ends or is complete (noun.location)
(noun.state)
death, destruction, end
a final state (noun.state)
(noun.time)
end, ending
the point in time at which something ends (noun.time)
(noun.time)
close, conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point
the temporal end; the concluding time (noun.time)
(adj.all)
terminative
coming to an end (adj.all)
put an end to a state or an activity (verb.stative)

discontinuance, discontinuation
the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) (noun.act)
(noun.act)
layover, stop, stopover
a brief stay in the course of a journey (noun.act)
(noun.act)
stop, stoppage
the act of stopping something (noun.act)
(noun.event)
cessation, surcease
a stopping (noun.event)
(noun.event)
halt, stop
the event of something ending (noun.event)
(noun.time)
cease
(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end (noun.time)

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