Continuance and Cessation

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Continuance noun - Uninterrupted or lasting existence.

Usage example: the continuance of hunger in the world despite some valiant efforts to solve the problem

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Cessation is an antonym for continuance.

Cessation noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

Usage example: the cessation of the snowstorm was a relief

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Continuance is an antonym for cessation.

Nearby Word: cession

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Cessation and Continuance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continuance/cessation

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