cease
Come to end
Cease means to stop or come to an end.
It's slightly more formal than stop: The factory ceased operations, The rain finally ceased.
To cease doing something is to discontinue it: He ceased to exist, They ceased fire.
Cease and desist is a legal demand to stop an activity immediately.
The noun form appears in without cease, meaning continuously.
Cease all motion
- endFinal portion or cessation
- haltComplete sudden stop
- terminateBring to an end
- finishBring to completion
conclude · discontinue · close · desist · quit · suspend · abandon · cancel
Halt or hang temporarily
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- intermitCease temporarily
- breakInterrupt continuity
- interruptBreak in upon
adjourn · hiatus · respite · lull · moratorium · hold · freeze · standstill
Agreement to cease hostilities
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- detenteRelaxation of strained relations
- accordHarmony between parties
settlement · reconciliation · treaty · pact · agreement · nonaggression · conciliation · negotiation
stop
Cease all motion
finish · conclude · discontinue · close · desist · quit · suspend · abandon · cancel · abort
suspend
Halt or hang temporarily
interrupt · adjourn · hiatus · respite · lull · moratorium · hold · freeze · standstill · abeyance
silence
Total lack of sound
subside · abate · quiet · settle · die down · fade · wane · ebb · dwindle · taper off
armistice
Agreement to cease hostilities
accord · settlement · reconciliation · treaty · pact · agreement · nonaggression · conciliation · negotiation · mediation
check
Order to pay
suppress · stifle · arrest · block · impede · thwart · forestall · preclude · prohibit · stanch
- cease fireSuspension of armed conflict
- cease to existTerminate one's being
- cease to beExit from existence
- cease and desistLegal order to stop
- ceasefire agreementPact ending active combat
- ceasefire talksDiscussions to stop hostilities
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