CUTOFF Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of cut off

as in to stop

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end the majority party cut off debate and forced a vote on the bill

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as in to separate

to set or keep apart from others the dog cut off the one sheep that had to be sheared

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cutoff

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noun

ˈkət-ˌȯf

as in cessation

the stopping of a process or activity with a cutoff for funding the war, military operations soon ground to a halt

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This means running models in a way that is physically cut off from the internet. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 The restrictions cut off connectivity for drones or other vehicles traveling above 160 kilometers per hour. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Noun

When his set ran long, her performance went past the venue’s midnight cutoff. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 Schoenfeld said the heat wave — which is being driven by high pressure in Southern California and a lack of wind — does not have a clear cutoff. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cut off

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Verb

That has left many companies unable to stop the theft of American IP and made investment riskier.

— Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Project Nessie was intended to stop retail price-matching practices from creating unsustainably low prices, the e-commerce giant said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of stop

Verb

We are connected across continents in milliseconds, but too often separated by fear, anger, and mistrust.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Initially, Jessie’s overriding goal was simply to win back playtime with Bonnie, especially after becoming separated from her during a dance class.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of separate

Verb

And Gartner estimates that 80% of neocloud providers will cease independent operations by 2030 because their revenues won’t cover their outgoings.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Research firm Gartner published a report on Wednesday forecasting that over 80% of neocloud providers will cease operations by 2030, due to costs and lack of a unique business model.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cease

Verb

One of the other things that Claude noticed was that these array of associated reverse transcriptases seem to be isolated to jumbo phages, which have very large genomes for bacteriophage.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
Adapted from Hsiao Li-hung’s novel, the film follows Thik-hông (Lu), an orphan who marries into a wealthy family, is widowed young and sees her son sent away to Japan, leaving her isolated behind the walls of the family estate.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of isolate

Noun

Spanish police have recovered three religious artworks stolen from churches in Valladolid over the summer, bringing the case one step closer to a miraculously happy ending.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Lil’ Randy shouts repeatedly as he is hauled off, a great ending to a pretty great episode.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of ending

Verb

The second was collapsing supermassive stars, which end their lives as supernovae.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
But little progress has been made towards implementing a deal to end the conflict that includes terms for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its troops.

— Reuters, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of end

Noun

Ideally, a reciprocal halt in long-range air and missile attacks could then be replicated across other sectors—maritime, commercial, and transportation—thus forming the basis of a broader aerial cease-fire.

— Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026
President Iliana Yotova called for an immediate halt to hostilities in the Black Sea and a moratorium on drone attacks against commercial and civilian infrastructure, following the latest drone attacks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

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