Continuance and Surcease

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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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Surcease is an antonym for continuance.

Surcease noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

Usage example: hoping the new medicine would bring surcease to his pain

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Continuance is an antonym for surcease.

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Surcease and Continuance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continuance/surcease

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