Cease and Recommence

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Cease verb - To come to an end.

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Recommence is an antonym for cease.

Nearby Words: ceaseless, ceased, ceasing

Recommence verb - Cause to start anew.

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Cease is an antonym for recommence in topics: resume, begin again, begin or start again.

Nearby Words: recommencement, recommencing

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Recommence and Cease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cease/recommence

Cease & Recommence. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cease/recommence>.

Recommence or Cease. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cease/recommence.

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