discontinuing
Ending an activity
Discontinuing is the act of stopping or ending something that has been ongoing: The company is discontinuing its least popular products.
It often appears in business contexts—brands discontinuing product lines, services being phased out.
In medicine, discontinuing refers to stopping a medication or treatment: Talk to your doctor before discontinuing any prescription.
A full stopping
- terminationAct of ending something
- haltingMarked by hesitation
- endingFinal portion of something
- ceasingComing to an end
suspension · stoppage · breaking off · cutting off · winding down · phasing out · shutting down · wrapping up
Voiding of plans
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- rescissionFormal annulment of agreements
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- repealAnnul a statute
abolishment · nullification · voiding · invalidation · terminating · scrapping · axing · killing
Gradually discontinuing something
- withdrawingRemoving or pulling away
- pullingForce toward oneself
- removingTaking something out
- delistingRemoval from exchange
sunsetting · retiring · obsoleting · end-of-life · out of production · unavailable · recalled · replaced
Letting something fall
- abandoningLeaving permanently behind
- forsakingRenouncing or abandoning completely
- relinquishingVoluntarily giving up possession
- giving upChoosing to stop trying
walking away from · letting go · leaving behind · deserting · ditching · scrapping · shelving · mothballing
Temporary halt or exclusion
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- hiatusBreak in activity
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- breakInterrupt continuity
interruption · freeze · hold · delay · adjournment · intermission · standstill · respite
cessation
A full stopping
- terminationAct of ending something
- haltingMarked by hesitation
- endingFinal portion of something
ceasing · suspension · stoppage · breaking off · cutting off · winding down · phasing out · shutting down · wrapping up · pulling the plug
cancellation
Voiding of plans
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- rescissionFormal annulment of agreements
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
repeal · abolishment · nullification · voiding · invalidation · terminating · scrapping · axing · killing · calling off
phasing out
Gradually discontinuing something
- withdrawingRemoving or pulling away
- pullingForce toward oneself
- removingTaking something out
delisting · sunsetting · retiring · obsoleting · end-of-life · out of production · unavailable · recalled · replaced · superseded
dropping
Letting something fall
- abandoningLeaving permanently behind
- forsakingRenouncing or abandoning completely
- relinquishingVoluntarily giving up possession
giving up · walking away from · letting go · leaving behind · deserting · ditching · scrapping · shelving · mothballing · axing
suspension
Temporary halt or exclusion
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- hiatusBreak in activity
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
break · interruption · freeze · hold · delay · adjournment · intermission · standstill · respite · timeout
- phasing outphasing out, sunsetting, retiring, deprecating, decommissioning
- cutting outtrimming, clipping, cropping, pruning, snipping
- restrainingconstraining, restricting, limiting, confining, curbing
discontinuingcontinuing
Going on without stopping
maintaining · persisting · sustaining · keeping up · carrying on
discontinuingstarting
Initiating an action
beginning · initiating · commencing · resuming · launching