Cease
Cease verb - To come to an end.
Usage example: the rain finally ceased, and we were able to continue the baseball game
Continue
Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
Usage example: the heavy snow continued throughout the night
Common collocations
| rampage | cease rampage | continue rampage |
| attack | cease attack | continue attack |
| show | cease show | continue show |
| development | cease development | continue development |
| Other words: time, way, cycle, pursuit, investigation, conversation, rivalry, existence, fighting, war, behavior, ways, activities, experiments. | ||
Cite this Source
Continue and Cease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cease/continue
Cease & Continue. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cease/continue>.
Continue or Cease. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cease/continue.
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