10
end(noun, stop, break, close, defeat)
9
cease(noun, stop, break, close, end)
9
stop(noun, break, close, end, halt)
8
closure(noun, stop, close, end, finish)
7
discontinuance(noun, stop, break, close, end)
7
suspension(noun, stop, break, close, end)
6
cessation(noun, stop, close, end, block)
6
finish(noun, stop, break, close, end)
6
surcease(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
5
break(noun, stop, close, end, bar)
5
ceasing(noun, stop, break, close, end)
5
close(noun, stop, break, end, block)
5
conclusion(noun, stop, break, close, end)
5
cutoff(noun, stop, break, close, end)
5
discontinuation(noun, stop, break, close, end)
5
interruption(noun, stop, break, close, end)
5
pause(noun, stop, break, close, end)
5
standstill(noun, stop, break, close, end)
5
stoppage(noun, stop, break, close, end)
5
termination(noun, stop, break, close, end)
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