CEASED Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

ceased

verb

past tense of cease

as in stopped

to come to an end the rain finally ceased, and we were able to continue the baseball game

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as in ended

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end cease chattering and get down to work, please

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Recent Examples of ceased The National Labor Reform Party collapsed, Davis ended up with exactly one electoral vote, and the National Labor Union ceased to exist after 1873. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 Studies suggest Imperial Japan’s sardine catch declined drastically and even ceased during the early 1940s, constraining the empire’s military power relying on fisheries resources. — Pei-Hsu Lin, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026 Workers at the nonprofit were laid off after the money went missing, and the organization eventually ceased operating. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026 For global retail executives, volatility has ceased to be an occasional operational disruption. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026 The move was necessary after FanDuel Sports Southeast ceased operations. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026 Content streams on Netflix, Prime NASA has ceased broadcasting programming via satellite for NASA TV, which was a widely available channel under most cable packages and live streaming services. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Each era's binding constraint, once loosened, ceased to be where advantage lived, and the frontier moved. — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Qdoba also ceased the use of jalapeños in its stores on July 28; all of its restaurants are no longer serving jalapeños. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 Aug. 2026

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But the stronger signal is commercial—Jurin has grown almost entirely on inbound interest, having stopped cold outreach in late 2024.

— Jurin AI Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Daria said immigration officers stopped her mother before their flight and took her into custody, despite her asylum application still being under review.

— Itay Hod, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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But such driving is second nature to those racing in Formula E — the all-electric racing series that concluded its 2025-26 championship with a pair of races at London’s ExCeL exhibition center last weekend.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Behrs was most recently seen starring as Gemma in the CBS hit comedy The Neighborhood, which recently concluded its 8-season run in May.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of concluded

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Competitions were canceled, horse racing fixtures abandoned and international horse transports halted.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
After decades of controversy, construction at Yucca Mountain was halted and to this day no permanent solution has been devised for America’s 90,000 tons of high-level nuclear waste.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of halted

Verb

But that agreement, which had already effectively collapsed, officially expired on Monday with no sign of a breakthrough and as tensions have escalated.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
The £120m valuation was part of a verbal agreement, made in late May, that has now expired and came out of Chelsea’s respect for the player.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of expired

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In March 2025, the EPA terminated roughly $20 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants, with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin alleging programmatic fraud and abuse.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
His contract was renewed in 2022 by Paramount and again in 2025, months before he was terminated.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of terminated

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Four days later, loaded with crude oil, the Kiku passed through the Strait of Hormuz.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The Maryland Data Privacy Act was one of several laws passed in this year's legislative session aimed at curbing federal immigration enforcement in the state.

— Dennis Valera, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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