Cease and Lock up

Opposite meaning terms

Cease verb - To come to an end.

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Lock up is an antonym for cease.

Nearby Words: ceaseless, ceased, ceasing

Lock up verb - To put in or as if in prison.

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Cease is an antonym for lock up in topics: confine, grasp, confinement.

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Lock up and Cease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cease/lock_up

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