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 cancellation is tied to Ford's decision to discontinue the production of certain electric vehicle models due to changes in its policy and the demand environment for EVs.

From MarketWatch

About 12.2% of patients taking the lower dose discontinued treatment, while 18.2% of patients on the higher dose did the same.

From MarketWatch

The Wales and Australia studies looked at adults who got the Zostavax vaccine, which was discontinued in the U.S. in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since Dollar Tree is now accounting for sales of its Family Dollar unit as discontinued operations, we are using the midpoint of Dollar Tree’s own sales projection for its fiscal 2025.

From MarketWatch

Suppose you’re trying to find a discontinued item, like a favorite sneaker.

From The Wall Street Journal

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