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quit cold

VERB

cure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alleviate ameliorate correct improve mend rectify redress rehabilitate relieve remedy repair restore treat

STRONG

attend better doctor dose dress help kick medicate nurse palliate right shake

WEAK

cold turkey dry out kick the habit make better make healthy make whole minister to restore to health sweat it out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break damage destroy harm hurt injure ruin spoil weaken worsen

STRONG

ignore neglect

WEAK

depress

VERB

quit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon break off cease conclude discontinue drop give up halt leave retire suspend terminate withdraw

STRONG

desist end resign secede

WEAK

call it a day call it quits cut it out get on the wagon give notice give over hang it up kick over kick the habit knock off leave off pack in sew up surcease take the cure wind up wrap up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin carry on commence continue go initiate join keep pursue rise start

WEAK

come complete do finish persevere remain stay

VERB

stop

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break cease close drop end halt hold kill pause put an end to quit stall stand stay

STRONG

conclude desist discontinue finish refrain scrub tarry terminate

WEAK

be over blow off break off call it a day cold turkey come to a standstill cool it cut out cut short draw up hang it up pull up run its course shut down sign off wind up wrap up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance allow begin commence continue do go initiate release start

STRONG

carry on introduce restart

WEAK

encourage

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After the stroke, he quit cold turkey, cleaned up his diet and started working out twice a day.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

But he and his wife Jean quit cold turkey when their daughter Mary came along.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2022

The lifelong smoker decided to quit cold turkey at age 50 and vowed to run a marathon.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2022

She now wants to quit cold turkey because she didn’t get what she wanted.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2020

Only I quit cold the minute I caught on ter whut wus up.

From The Devil's Own A Romance of the Black Hawk War by Parrish, Randall

quit cold

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