Continuation and Surcease

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Continuation noun - Uninterrupted or lasting existence.

Usage example: the continuation of high unemployment has cost the government much support

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Surcease is an antonym for continuation.

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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Continuation is an antonym for surcease.

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Surcease and Continuation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continuation/surcease

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