11
stop(verb, go)
9
give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, go)
9
quit(verb, go)
6
vacillate
6
cease(verb, go)
6
change(verb, increase, extend, different)
6
discontinue(verb, go)
6
expire
6
leave(verb, go)
6
suspend(verb, hold, accept, delay, add)
4
depart
4
desist(verb, complete, continue)
4
falter(verb, continue, stumble, stutter)
4
hesitate
4
terminate
2
commute
2
fade away(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
fluctuate(verb, change, stay, vacillate)
2
go
2
waver
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APASmart Define. (2016). persist thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/persist/thesaurus/antonyms
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