Antonyms for cease

Grammar : Verb

Spell : sees

Phonetic Transcription : sis

Definition of cease

Origin : c.1300, cesen, from Old French cesser "to come to an end, stop, cease; give up, desist," from Latin cessare "to cease, go slow, give over, leave off, be idle," frequentative of cedere (past participle cessus) "go away, withdraw, yield" (see cede). Related: Ceased; ceasing. Old English in this sense had geswican, blinnan.

verb stop, conclude

Example sentences :

You've come to torment us before the time; do cease this noise!
Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford

If the minority will not acquiesce, the majority must, or the Government must cease.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Then they will cease, and wives and mothers will come here to weep.
Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service

Once you have opened your ears, "the Red Gods" will not cease to "call for you."
Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson

He saw them cease talking and begin searching among the woods.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

The clatter of crockery did not cease in the adjoining room.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

For to deny God in my own being is to cease to behold him in any.
Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

But when it comes to appointments and salaries, this absolute freedom must cease.
Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka

There were long pauses during which he seemed to cease to breathe.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

Nay, are not all these things sacrificed the moment they cease to be distinctions?
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Synonyms for cease

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