Cessation
Cessation noun - The stopping of a process or activity.
Usage example: the cessation of the snowstorm was a relief
Expiration is a synonym for cessation. In some cases you can use "Expiration" instead a noun "Cessation".
Nearby Word: cession
Expiration
Expiration noun - The act of ceasing to exist.
Usage example: directed that upon her expiration her splendid Italian-style villa be given to the public as a museum
Cessation is a synonym for expiration in finish topic. You can use "Cessation" instead a noun "Expiration", if it concerns topics such as expiry.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- close and cessation
- close and expiration
- finish and cessation
- finish and expiration
- end and cessation
- end and expiration
- death and cessation
- death and expiration
- demise and cessation
- demise and expiration
- decease and cessation
- decease and expiration
- conclusion and cessation
- conclusion and expiration
Cite this Source
Expiration and Cessation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cessation/expiration
Cessation & Expiration. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cessation/expiration>.
Expiration or Cessation. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cessation/expiration.
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