put an end to
Halt for good
To put an end to something is to stop it or cause it to cease, especially something ongoing or undesirable: The treaty put an end to decades of conflict.
The phrase implies finality—not just interrupting but terminating completely: Her promotion put an end to any doubts about her abilities.
Remove completely
- eradicateDestroy completely, utterly
- stamp outForcefully eliminate or suppress
- wipe outDestroy completely or tumble
- do away withRemove or eliminate completely
root out · extinguish · quash · crush · suppress · squash · snuff out · exterminate
Cease all motion
- ceaseTo discontinue activity
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- discontinueTo stop doing
- break offSeparate by snapping
cut short · interrupt · freeze · pause · arrest · check · curb · block
Declare legally void
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
- repealAnnul a statute
- invalidateMake null or void
- nullifyMake of no effect
void · abrogate · dissolve · scrap · axe · kill · nix · abolish
Concluding summary or review
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- completionAct of finishing
finish · settlement · wind down · close out · sign off · tie up loose ends · finalize · culminate
eliminate
Remove completely
- eradicateDestroy completely, utterly
- stamp outForcefully eliminate or suppress
- wipe outDestroy completely or tumble
do away with · root out · extinguish · quash · crush · suppress · squash · snuff out · exterminate · obliterate
stop
Cease all motion
- ceaseTo discontinue activity
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- discontinueTo stop doing
break off · cut short · interrupt · freeze · pause · arrest · check · curb · block · stall
annul
Declare legally void
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
- repealAnnul a statute
- invalidateMake null or void
nullify · void · abrogate · dissolve · scrap · axe · kill · nix · abolish · withdraw
wrap-up
Concluding summary or review
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- finaleConcluding part of performance
completion · finish · settlement · wind down · close out · sign off · tie up loose ends · finalize · culminate · round off
- cancelcancel, annul, nullify, invalidate, revoke
put an end tostart
To set going
begin · initiate · launch · set in motion · commence
put an end toperpetuate
Keep something going indefinitely
continue · keep going · sustain · maintain · prolong
end, put, ending, terminate, rescind, annihilate, annihilating, abrogated