404 entries under verb topic. ×

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stop(hold, break, drop, close)
31
cease(stop, hold, break, drop)
25
discontinue(stop, hold, break, drop)
25
quit(stop, hold, break, drop)
18
abandon(stop, drop, give, end)
18
end(noun, stop, hold, break)
18
halt(stop, hold, break, drop)
18
refrain(stop, hold, break, drop)
16
leave off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
15
give up(expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
13
forbear(stop, give, decline, reduce)
13
terminate(stop, hold, break, drop)
12
relinquish(stop, drop, decline, abandon)
11
break off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
11
drop(stop, hold, break, close)
11
finish(stop, hold, break, drop)
11
renounce(stop, drop, give, decline)
10
abstain(stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
10
pause(stop, hold, break, drop)
10
surrender(stop, drop, give, decline)
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HarvardSmart Define 2016, desist thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/desist/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "desist thesaurus" 29 February 2016. Web. 25 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/desist/thesaurus/synonyms>