Cease and Defuse

Cease

Cease verb - To come to an end.

Defuse and cease are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defuse" instead a verb "Cease".

Nearby Words: ceaseless, ceased, ceasing

Defuse

Defuse verb - Remove the triggering device from.

Cease and defuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cease" instead a verb "Defuse".

Nearby Word: defusing

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

rampage cease rampage defuse rampage
moment cease moment defuse moment
war cease war defuse war
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