discontinue

[dis-kuhn-tin-yoo] / ˌdɪs kənˈtɪn yu /

VERB

prevent activity from going on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon break off cease give up halt interrupt quit suspend terminate

STRONG

close desist disconnect disjoin dissever disunite drop end finish interpose intervene kill part pause scrub separate stop

WEAK

bag it blow off call it quits give over knock off leave off put an end to refrain from surcease

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin complete continue go initiate start

STRONG

bear commence connect create give birth join restart unite

WEAK

carry on retry

Example Sentences

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The company discontinued developing emugrobart after two studies showed the drug didn’t achieve intended outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal

The UK version, which was released in November, will also be discontinued.

From BBC

A lawyer for the three claimants said on Friday that proceedings would be "discontinued" with "no order as to costs".

From BBC

In one of the largest real-world studies so far to examine long-term outcomes after discontinuing GLP-1 therapies, researchers found that a significant number of patients were able to maintain stable weight over a year.

From Science Daily

Tesla plans to stop making its premium Model S and Model X vehicles later this year, discontinuing the oldest of its EV models that are still being delivered to customers.

From MarketWatch

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