6
finish(verb, stop, end, complete, fail)
6
leave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
6
termination
5
cut-off(noun, stop, act, end, continue)
5
desistance(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
5
discontinuity(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
5
give over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
5
interlude
5
knock off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
5
quit(verb, stop, end, complete, fail)
5
standstill(noun, stop, end, continue, condition)
4
cutoff(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
4
drop(verb, stop, end, withdraw, fail)
4
extinction(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
4
intermit(verb, stop, end, fail, halt)
4
postponement(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
4
terminating(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
cancellation(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
closure(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
disabling(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
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