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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb discontinue has 3 senses

• discontinue(v = verb.stative) cease, give up, lay off, quit, stop - put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
Antonym: continue
Derived forms noun discontinuance₁, noun discontinuation₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

• discontinue(v = verb.stative) Array - come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"
is one way to cease, end, finish, stop, terminate
Antonym: continue
Sample sentence:
Something ----s

• discontinue(v = verb.change) break, break off, stop - prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"
is one way to end, terminate
Derived form noun discontinuation₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

OXFORD DICTIONARY

THESAURUS

discontinue

abandon, abjure, abort, belay, break, break off, break the habit, cancel, cease, come off, cut it out, cut out, desist, disarrange, disjoin, disuse, drop, drop it, end, forswear, give, give over, give up, halt, have done with, hold, interrupt, kick, knock it off, lay off, leave off, let go, nol-pros, not pursue with, put behind one, quit, refrain, relinquish, renounce, resign, scrub, shake, stay, stop, surcease, suspend, swear off, take the pledge, terminate, throw off, waive

ROGET THESAURUS

discontinue

Discontinuity

VB be discontinuous, alternate, intermit, sputter, stop and start, hesitate, discontinue, pause, interrupt, intervene, break, break in upon, break off, interpose, break the thread, snap the thread, disconnect, dissever.

Cessation

VB cease, discontinue, desist, stay, halt, break off, leave off, hold, stop, pull up, stop short, stick, hang fire, halt, pause, rest, burn out, blow out, melt down, have done with, give over, surcease, shut up shop, give up, hold one's hand, stay one's hand, rest on one's oars repose on one's laurels, come to a stand, come to a standstill, come to a deadlock, come to a full stop, arrive, go out, die away, wear away, wear off, pass away, be at an end, disintegrate, self-destruct, intromit, interrupt, suspend, interpel, intermit, remit, put an end to, put a stop to, put a period to, derail, turn off, switch off, power down, deactivate, disconnect, bring to a stand, bring to a standstill, stop, cut short, arrest, stem the tide, stem the torrent, pull the check-string, pull the plug on, Int, hold!, stop!, enough!, avast!, have done!, a truce to!, soft!, leave off!, tenez!.

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