Cease
Cease verb - To come to an end.
Stop doing and cease are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stop doing" instead a verb "Cease".
Stop doing
Cease and stop doing are semantically related. You can use "Cease" instead a verb phrase "Stop doing".
Both terms in one sentence
- If you want someone to cease a given action, or just to talk about the cessation of it, the phrase you're after is "stop doing X", not "stop to do X".
Cite this Source
Stop doing and Cease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cease/stop_doing
Cease & Stop doing. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cease/stop_doing>.
Stop doing or Cease. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cease/stop_doing.
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