cease

cease - verb

  • To cause to come to an end especially gradually : no longer continue
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"they were forced to cease operations"

cease - thesaurus

Synonyms: break off, break up, close, conclude, dead-end, determine, die, discontinue

Antonyms: continue, hang on, persist

SpellingJoy score for cease

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83

Letter Values

C
6
E
5
A
1
S
20
E
8

Etymology

Middle English cesen, from Anglo-French cesser, from Latin cessare to hold back, be remiss, frequentative of cedere