| Main Entry: | cease |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop, conclude |
Synonyms: |
back off, break off, bring to an end, call it a day, call it quits, close, close out, come to an end, culminate, cut it out, desist, die, discontinue, drop, end, fail, finish, give over, halt, intermit, knock off, leave off, pack in, quit, quit cold turkey, refrain, shut down, stay, surcease, terminate, wind up |
| Notes: | cease means to put an end to a state or an activity, to stop - while seize means to take hold of, to grab |
Antonyms: |
begin, commence, continue, go, initiate, keep on, start |
| Main Entry: | desist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop, refrain from |
Synonyms: |
abandon, abstain, avoid, break off, cease, discontinue, end, forbear, give over, give up, halt, have done with, knock off, leave off, not do, pause, quit, relinquish, resign, surcease, suspend, yield |
Antonyms: |
carry on, continue, endure, go on, keep on, persevere, restart, resume |
| Main Entry: | discontinue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent activity from going on |
Synonyms: |
abandon, bag it, blow off, break off, call it quits, cease, close, desist, disconnect, disjoin, dissever, disunite, drop, end, finish, give over, give up, halt, interpose, interrupt, intervene, kill, knock off, leave off, part, pause, put an end to, quit, refrain from, scrub, separate, stop, surcease, suspend, terminate |
Antonyms: |
carry on, continue, restart, retry |
| Main Entry: | forfeit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up something in sacrifice |
Synonyms: |
abandon, be deprived of, be stripped of, drop, give over, lose, relinquish, renounce, sacrifice, surrender |
Antonyms: |
gain, profit, win |
| Main Entry: | knock off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop action; accomplish |
Synonyms: |
achieve, cease, complete, conclude, desist, discontinue, eliminate, finish, give over, halt, leave off, quit, stop work, succeed, surcease, terminate |
Antonyms: |
continue, pursue, start |
| Main Entry: | leave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give, especially after death |
Synonyms: |
allot, apportion, assign, bequeath, bequest, cede, commit, confide, consign, demise, devise, entrust, give over, hand down, leave behind, legate, refer, transmit, will |
Antonyms: |
hold |
| Main Entry: | leave off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop |
Synonyms: |
abstain, break off, cease, desist, discontinue, end, give over, give up, halt, knock off, quit, refrain, surcease |
Antonyms: |
begin, continue, restart |
| Main Entry: | quit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop doing something |
Synonyms: |
abandon, break off, call it a day, call it quits, cease, conclude, cut it out, desist, discontinue, drop, end, get on the wagon, give notice, give over, give up, halt, hang it up, kick over, kick the habit, knock off, leave, leave off, pack in, quit cold, resign, retire, secede, sew up, surcease, suspend, take the cure, terminate, wind up, withdraw, wrap up |
Antonyms: |
complete, continue, do, finish, persevere |
| Main Entry: | trust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give to for safekeeping |
Synonyms: |
advance, aid, assign, command, commission, commit, confer, confide, consign, delegate, entrust, give over, grant, lend, let, let out, loan, make trustee, patronize, put into hands of, sign over, store, transfer, turn over |
Antonyms: |
hold, keep |
| Main Entry: | turn over |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give, transfer |
Synonyms: |
assign, come across with, commend, commit, confer, confide, consign, convey, delegate, deliver, entrust, feed, find, furnish, give over, give up, hand, hand over, pass on, provide, relegate, relinquish, render, supply, surrender, yield |
Antonyms: |
receive, take |