Be and Cease

Opposite meaning words

Be verb - To have life.

Usage example: stories that begin with the familiar line “once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden”

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Cease is an antonym for be in exist topic.

Cease verb - To come to an end.

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Be is an antonym for cease.

Nearby Words: ceaseless, ceased, ceasing

person	be person	cease person
reason	be reason	cease reason
place	be place	cease place
end	be end	cease end
Other words: time, way, damage, weapons.

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