17
discontinue(verb, stop, drop, close, end)
16
cease(verb, stop, drop, close, end)
16
stop(verb, drop, close, end, withdraw)
15
quit(verb, stop, drop, close, end)
14
give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
13
desist(verb, stop, drop, end, complete)
10
halt(verb, stop, drop, close, end)
9
end(verb, stop, drop, close, withdraw)
9
refrain(verb, stop, end, keep, fail)
8
abandon(verb, stop, drop, end, reject)
7
break off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
7
cut out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
7
knock off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
7
lay off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, continue)
7
terminate(verb, stop, drop, close, end)
6
renounce(verb, stop, drop, reject, restrain)
6
surcease(verb, stop, drop, end, complete)
5
drop(verb, stop, close, end, withdraw)
5
except
5
exclude
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