cessation

cessation
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. See end.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. stop, discontinuance, suspension, recess; see end 2 , pause 1 , 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
stop, termination, ending, stoppage, letup, ceasing, halt, pause, suspension, discontinuance, close.
ANT.: continuation, persistence
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A concluding or terminating: cease, close, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, end of the line, finish, period, stop, stopping point, termination, terminus, wind-up, wrap-up. See CONTINUE. 2. The act of stopping: check, cut-off, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt1, stay1, stop, stoppage, surcease. See CONTINUE. 3. The condition of being stopped: discontinuance, discontinuation, halt1, standstill, stop, stoppage, surcease. See CONTINUE.

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