discontinues
Halts for good
Discontinues means stops or ceases something that has been ongoing.
A company discontinues a product line when it stops making or selling it: The manufacturer discontinued that model last year.
A person discontinues a subscription, medication, or habit.
The word implies a deliberate decision to end something rather than a gradual fading away.
Ceases to continue
- haltsSuddenly stops moving
- endsTermini or concludes
- terminatesBrings to an end
- cancelsRevokes or nullifies
drops · withdraws · abandons · quits · desists · scraps · axes · eliminates
Temporary cessations of activity
- interruptsBreaks another's speech
- haltsSuddenly stops moving
- freezesHardens from cold
- shelvesHorizontal storage platforms
tables · defers · postpones · breaks off · holds off · stays · delays · sidelines
Revokes or nullifies
- abolishesOfficially ends or eliminates
- annulsDeclares legally invalid
- repealsFormally annuls laws
- revokesFormally cancels or withdraws
rescinds · abrogates · invalidates · nullifies · voids · dissolves · extinguishes · quashes
Draws toward oneself
- removesTakes something out
- recallsRemembers or withdraws products
- retractsWithdraws a statement
- takes backWithdraws a statement
phases out · sunsets · retires · delists · winds up · liquidates · shutters · closes down
stops
Ceases to continue
- haltsSuddenly stops moving
- endsTermini or concludes
- terminatesBrings to an end
cancels · drops · withdraws · abandons · quits · desists · scraps · axes · eliminates · cuts
pauses
Temporary cessations of activity
- interruptsBreaks another's speech
- haltsSuddenly stops moving
- freezesHardens from cold
shelves · tables · defers · postpones · breaks off · holds off · stays · delays · sidelines · benches
cancels
Revokes or nullifies
revokes · rescinds · abrogates · invalidates · nullifies · voids · dissolves · extinguishes · quashes · overturns
pulls
Draws toward oneself
takes back · phases out · sunsets · retires · delists · winds up · liquidates · shutters · closes down · decommissions
discontinuescontinues
Proceeds without stopping
maintains · carries on · perpetuates · sustains · keeps going
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