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cut off

NOUN
stop
Synonyms
WEAK
cessation check discontinuance discontinuation halt stoppage termination
VERB
prevent; interrupt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
block close off disconnect discontinue halt isolate renounce separate suspend
WEAK
break in bring to end catch insulate intercept intersect intervene intrude obstruct segregate sequester
Antonyms
STRONGEST
carry on continue join
WEAK
allow encourage give permit
VERB
disinherit in will
Synonyms
STRONGEST
renounce
WEAK
cut out of will disown
Antonyms
WEAK
allow encourage give permit
cut-off
NOUN
stop
Synonyms
WEAK
cessation check cutoff discontinuance discontinuation halt stoppage termination

Example Sentences

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In reality, patients who unknowingly enrolled in hospice discovered they couldn’t get any curative care, meaning access to certain medications and life-sustaining treatments like dialysis was immediately cut off.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Speaking to Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier this week, Koch described the wake-up songs as "absolute perfection", but she wasn't happy Pink Pony Club was cut off "before the chorus".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The bayou battle breaks new ground: It marks a rare instance where an electric utility has been allowed to cut off customers through a regulatory process called abandonment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"Nobody visits any more, we haven't had anyone here for more than 12 months, we feel completely cut off," Harry Byatt added.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

She wore a turquoise sweat suit, the sleeves and legs cut off, threads hanging like a blue-green spiderweb.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds