Synonyms & Antonyms : Cease



Cease



( Verb )


The Old German empire ceased to exist in 1918.

Synonyms:

End

Discontinue

Stop

Halt

Pause

Contextual Examples:



They decided to end their relation.

After the death of his father he had to discontinue his studies.

As the bus stopped far from its stand, the passengers had to run fast to catch it.

Some miscreants pulled the chain and the train came to a halt suddenly.

As the duke paused on his way downstairs, he was at ease and looked like an eagle standing at the edge of a cliff.



Antonyms:

Start

Continue

Begin

Carry on

Pursue

Contextual Examples:



Now don’t start crying over the split milk.

Let us continue our best efforts to achieve the goal leaving the result to God.

Marry began her studies with renewed vigor after her initial failure in the examination.

Let’s carry on the work, come what may.

Veranda Singh has pursued the new profession with greater zeal.




The Synonyms and Antonyms form an integral part of the English Language. Acquaintance with the vocabulary of the English language is a necessity for effective expression either in written or in an oral from. Synonyms are nothing but the similar meanings of a particular word or its semantic relation. A Synonym is a word or a phrase that means the same as another word or a phrase in the same language. Antonyms are the negative connotation of a particular word. An Antonym is a word or phrase that is opposite in meaning to a particular word or a phrase in the same language.



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