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break(noun, stop, hold, drop)
15
stay(noun, stop, hold, break)
14
drop(stop, hold, break, close)
14
surcease(noun, stop, drop, end)
12
check(noun, stop, close, end)
12
culminate(stop, make, close, end)
12
disappear(stop, drop, close, go)
12
renounce(stop, drop, give, end)
11
leave(stop, drop, give, end)
11
perish(stop, break, drop, close)
10
relinquish(stop, drop, close, end)
10
vanish(stop, drop, close, go)
9
forbear(stop, give, restrain, withdraw)
9
knock off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
9
lay off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, reject)
9
shut down(expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
9
surrender(stop, drop, give, abandon)
9
wind up(expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
8
arrest(stop, break, close, end)
8
depart(stop, break, drop, close)
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APASmart Define. (2016). cease thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/cease/thesaurus/synonyms
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