desists
Quits the behavior
Desists means stops or ceases an action, typically one that is unwanted or objectionable.
The word usually appears in formal or legal contexts: The court ordered the company to desist from misleading advertising.
Often paired with cease in the phrase cease and desist, a formal demand to stop certain behavior.
Ceases to continue
- ceasesDiscontinues or terminates
- haltsSuddenly stops moving
- discontinuesStops doing or making
- endsTermini or concludes
quits · refrains · abstains · suspends · terminates · concludes · pauses · breaks
Abandons firm stance
- surrendersCeases resistance formally
- submitsYields to authority
- capitulatesYields to demands
- backs downWithdraws from confrontation
gives in · concedes · acquiesces · retreats · withdraws · defers · complies · backs off
Renounces or abandons entirely
- relinquishesVoluntarily gives up control
- renouncesFormally rejects or abandons
- gives upCeases effort or resistance
- lets goRelinquishes hold, or urges haste
drops · forgoes · surrenders · abdicates · walks away · eschews · waives · cedes
Ability to restrain impulses
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
moderation · temperance · self-restraint · restraint · inhibition · patience · composure · prudence
stops
Ceases to continue
- ceasesDiscontinues or terminates
- haltsSuddenly stops moving
- discontinuesStops doing or making
ends · quits · refrains · abstains · suspends · terminates · concludes · pauses · breaks · forbears
relents
Abandons firm stance
- surrendersCeases resistance formally
- submitsYields to authority
- capitulatesYields to demands
backs down · gives in · concedes · acquiesces · retreats · withdraws · defers · complies · backs off · stands down
forsakes
Renounces or abandons entirely
- relinquishesVoluntarily gives up control
- renouncesFormally rejects or abandons
- gives upCeases effort or resistance
lets go · drops · forgoes · surrenders · abdicates · walks away · eschews · waives · cedes
self-control
Ability to restrain impulses
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
abstinence · moderation · temperance · self-restraint · restraint · inhibition · patience · composure · prudence · caution
desistspersists
Carries on stubbornly
continues · perseveres · carries on · keeps going · presses on
- cease and desistLegal order to stop