CESSATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CESSATION?

Need another word that means the same as “cessation”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “cessation” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Cessation” are: surcease, end, ending, termination, stopping, ceasing, finish, finishing, stoppage, closing, closure, close, conclusion, winding up, discontinuation, discontinuance, breaking off, abandonment, interruption, suspension, cutting short

Cessation as a Noun

Definitions of "Cessation" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cessation” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.
• A stopping.

Synonyms of "Cessation" as a noun (21 Words)

abandonment	The action or fact of abandoning or being abandoned. His abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless.
breaking off	The act of breaking something.
ceasing	End.
close	A residential street without through access. They were playing better at the close of the season.
closing	The act of closing something. The ship s rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision.
closure	A sense of resolution or conclusion at the end of an artistic work. A closure motion.
conclusion	The act of ending something. His conclusion took the evidence into account.
cutting short	A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting.
discontinuance	The act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent.
discontinuation	The act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent. There were no serious adverse events and no drug discontinuations.
end	Either of the halves of a sports field or court defended by one team or player. The so called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end.
ending	The act of ending something. The ending of warranty period.
finish	The act of finishing. When these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show.
finishing	The act of finishing. The speaker s finishing was greeted with applause.
interruption	An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity. Students returning to education after an interruption in their career.
stoppage	A cessation of work by employees in protest at the terms set by their employers. One machine gun crew had a stoppage.
stopping	The kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch. The violinist s stopping was excellent.
surcease	A stopping. He teased us without surcease.
suspension	Temporary cessation or suspension. The investigation led to the suspension of several officers.
termination	A coming to an end of a contract period. A good result and a happy termination.
winding up	The act of winding or twisting.

Usage Examples of "Cessation" as a noun

• A cessation of the thunder.
• A cessation of animal testing of cosmetics.
• The cessation of hostilities.

Associations of "Cessation" (30 Words)

abeyance	A state of temporary disuse or suspension. Matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries.
armistice	An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce. The Italian government signed an armistice with the Allies.
cease	Cease is a noun only in the phrase without cease end. They were asked to cease all military activity.
deadlock	Secure a door with a deadlock. You can deadlock any exit door from the outside.
desist	Choose not to consume. Each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage.
discontinuance	The act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent.
end	Put an end to. The phone rang at the other end.
halt	Come to a halt stop moving. A halt in the arms race.
halting	Fragmentary or halting from emotional strain. She speaks halting English with a heavy accent.
hiatus	A missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript. There was a brief hiatus in the war with France.
intermission	A pause or break. The daily work goes on without intermission.
interruption	Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity. Students returning to education after an interruption in their career.
layover	A brief stay in the course of a journey. There was only a forty eight minute layover.
momentarily	At any moment. As he passed Jenny s door he paused momentarily.
mortality	The number of deaths in a given area or period, or from a particular cause. The causes of mortality among infants and young children.
outage	A period when a power supply or other service is not available or when equipment is closed down. There will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a m.
pause	Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing. He chattered away without pause.
permanently	In a way that lasts or continues without interruption; continually. We need to be permanently vigilant.
quit	Stop or discontinue (an action or activity. He quit as manager of the struggling Third Division team.
reprieve	A warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence. A mother who faced eviction has been given a reprieve.
respite	Grant a respite to someone especially a person condemned to death. The refugee encampments will provide some respite from the suffering.
smoking	The act of smoking tobacco or other substances. The effect of smoking on health.
sojourn	Stay somewhere temporarily. She had sojourned once in Egypt.
stanch	Stop the flow of a liquid.
stop	A punctuation mark especially a full stop. There were constant stops and changes of pace.
suspension	Temporary cessation or suspension. Modifications have been made to the car s rear suspension.
temporary	A person employed on a temporary basis typically an office worker who finds employment through an agency. Employed on a temporary basis.
tentative	Done without confidence; hesitant. Just a tentative schedule.
transience	An impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying. The transience of life and happiness.
truce	A state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms. The guerrillas called a three day truce.