cuts off

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

Example Sentences

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The American president is about to appear when the broadcast abruptly cuts off and the room blanks out in a flash of white.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

A second earthquake of magnitude 5.5 on Tuesday temporarily halted rescue operations, which have mostly been conducted by helicopters as debris from landslides cuts off access to remote villages.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

Can you talk a little bit about what happened after the video cuts off and they raised you up?

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025

Then she calls the monster, Emperor Palpatine, by name as the Empire cuts off the Senate’s version of a C-SPAN feed, and Cassian swoops in to help her run for her life.

From Salon • May 7, 2025

Kaori has ham, lettuce, and tomato and cuts off all the crust.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly