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cease work

VERB
resign
Synonyms
STRONG
abandon abdicate capitulate cede drop fold forgo forsake leave quit relinquish renounce retire secede surrender terminate vacate waive yield
WEAK
bail out bow out demit divorce oneself from drop out end service give notice give up the ship hand in resignation hand over hang it up separate oneself from sign off stand aside stand down step down throw in the towel turn over walk out wash hands of
Antonyms
STRONG
assert begin claim come continue defend do fight hold join keep maintain pursue remain retain win
WEAK
agree take on
VERB
step down
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandon abdicate bow out drop out leave quit retire terminate
WEAK
give notice hand in resignation hang it up sign off throw in the towel walk out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
assert begin come continue defend hold join keep maintain remain retain

Example Sentences

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Gauthier demanded that the company cease work until it submitted an operations plan to the Park Service and won the agency’s approval.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

Participants suffering from musculoskeletal pain were also 1.25 times more likely to cease work sooner, whether or not they described themselves as retired.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024

Among the most dramatic improvements in their life was the determination of Black women to cease work in the fields.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2021

She writes that getting sick turned out to have been quote, “a most fortunate circumstance” since it quote “resulted in orders to cease work for a year.”

From Scientific American • Nov. 11, 2021

Before the six o'clock bell rang to cease work, Paul and his two preceptors were quite friendly.

From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Boyton, Paul