surcease
A full stopping
Surcease is a literary or formal word for cessation or relief—the stopping of something unpleasant.
Death brought surcease from suffering.
The word appears most famously in Poe's "The Raven": Respite—respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore.
As a verb, to surcease is to cease or desist, though this use is rare outside poetry or deliberately archaic prose.
Complete sudden stop
- stoppageInterruption of flow
- discontinuanceAct of ceasing
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
abeyance · intermission · moratorium · standstill · hiatus · break · arrest · adjournment
Relief from distress
- alleviationReduction of intensity
- easeLack of strain
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- balmHealing topical preparation
consolation · mitigation · succor · assuagement · soothing · remedy · palliation · deliverance
End or deduction
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- terminationAct of ending something
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- completionAct of finishing
finality · expiration · denouement · culmination · windup · dissolution · expiry · close
halt
Complete sudden stop
- stoppageInterruption of flow
- discontinuanceAct of ceasing
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
pause · abeyance · intermission · moratorium · standstill · hiatus · break · arrest · adjournment · discontinuation
solace
Relief from distress
- alleviationReduction of intensity
- easeLack of strain
- comfortEase or soothing relief
balm · consolation · mitigation · succor · assuagement · soothing · remedy · palliation · deliverance · respite
conclusion
End or deduction
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- terminationAct of ending something
- closureSense of emotional resolution
completion · finality · expiration · denouement · culmination · windup · dissolution · expiry · close · finish
tranquility
Undisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- peacefulnessState of quiet tranquility
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
stillness · repose · peace · silence · hush · placidity · lull · quietness · restfulness · composure
surceasecontinuation
Act of proceeding further
continuance · persistence · continuity · perpetuation · prolongation
surceasecommencement
Act of starting
onset · beginning · start · inception · initiation