Continue
Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
Usage example: the heavy snow continued throughout the night
Cease
Cease verb - To come to an end.
Usage example: the rain finally ceased, and we were able to continue the baseball game
Common collocations
| rampage | continue rampage | cease rampage |
| attack | continue attack | cease attack |
| show | continue show | cease show |
| development | continue development | cease development |
| Other words: time, way, cycle, pursuit, investigation, conversation, rivalry, existence, fighting, war, behavior, ways, activities, experiments. | ||
Cite this Source
Cease and Continue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/cease
Continue & Cease. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/cease>.
Cease or Continue. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/cease.
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