DISCONTINUES Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

discontinues

verb

present tense third-person singular of discontinue

as in ceases

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end the editors were told to discontinue the printing of rumors in the student paper immediately

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as in abandons

to stop doing (something) permanently we have discontinued the manufacture of that item

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as in stops

to come to an end publication of the magazine will discontinue at the end of the year

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Recent Examples of discontinues Southwest Airlines announced that more than 100 employees' jobs would be affected this summer after the airline discontinues its service at Chicago's O’Hare International Airport. — Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026 The sessions will take place as the IDFA Forum discontinues the conventional post-pitch feedback format. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025 If Washington discontinues counterterrorism support to Damascus, the Syrian government may fail to unify the country and prevent ISIS’s return. — Caroline Rose, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025

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Verb

There is a point beyond which the scale of a threat or a danger ceases to scare us.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
The audience ceases to be a destination for your voice and becomes the structure that shapes it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of ceases

Verb

Bonny abandons her film, recognizing how its obscuring her filial understanding.

— Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
As Washington abandons talks with Iran for an aggressive economic pressure campaign, a cornered Tehran is now threatening military escalation and a wider war to force negotiators back to the table.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of abandons

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Last week, when Ocasio-Cortez made three campaign stops for Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, neither Democrat — and no audience members — brought up the topic of Gaza.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
In January 2025, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch changed the department pursuit policy, barring cops from chasing after vehicles fleeing car stops unless a felony crime or a violent misdemeanor was committed.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of stops

Verb

Every researcher who quits Anthropic to write a viral letter about extinction is casting himself, in the drama running in his own head, as Oppenheimer walking away from the bomb.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Except that Ruari quits university just days into the term to move back home without explanation.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of quits

Verb

When the mandate ends, the force will have one year to wrap up its operations and withdraw.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Tuck drumstick ends under band of skin across the tail if present or tie drumsticks securely to tail using 100%- cotton kitchen string.

— Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of ends

Verb

No Refunds drops January 15, 2027, just over two years after Lambrini Girls shared their 2025 debut Who Let The Dogs Out.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Expect more Goop-adjacent product drops framed around daily recovery rather than extreme performance.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of drops

Verb

The timeline calls for the Royals to move to the new stadium a year before the team’s lease at Kauffman Stadium expires.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Trump immediately signed an order for new 10 percent global tariffs for a limited time of 150 days that expires on July 24.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

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