Thesaurus:desist

THESAURUS

desist

English

Synonyms

absist (obsolete)

belay (nautical)

blin (archaic or dialectal)

break off

cease

cess (obsolete)

cheese it (idiomatic, slang)

come to an end

desist

discontinue

forbear

halt

have done with

hold

leave off

let up

rest

stanch

staunch

stay

stop [WS]

surcease

terminate

Antonyms

continue

persevere [WS]

persist [WS]

proceed [WS]

Hyponyms

arrest

call it quits

stem the tide

stop short

stop talking [WS]

surrender [WS]

quit [WS]

—

call it a day (idiomatic)

call it a night (idiomatic)

draw stumps (idiomatic)

pull up stumps (idiomatic)

—

deactivate

power down

shut off

switch off

turn off

Hypernyms

end [WS]

Various

delay

hang fire (figuratively)

intermit

interpel

pause

wait [WS]

See also

Thesaurus:avast

Further reading

“142. cessation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“desist” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.

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