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Synonyms for discontinuing
verb prevent activity from going onAntonyms for discontinuing
- begin
- complete
- continue
- go
- initiate
- start
- bear
- commence
- connect
- create
- give birth
- join
- restart
- unite
- carry on
- retry
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on-again, off-again
adjective. intermittent
- alternate
- arrested
- broken
- by bits and pieces
- checked
- cyclic
- cyclical
- discontinuing
- discontinuous
- epochal
- every other
- fitful
- here and there
- hit-or-miss
- infrequent
- interrupted
- isochronal
- isochronous
- iterant
- iterative
- metrical
- now and then
- occasional
- on and off
- periodic
- periodical
- punctuated
- recurrent
- recurring
- rhythmic
- rhythmical
- seasonal
- serial
- shifting
- spasmodic
- sporadic
- stop-and-go
suspension
noun. delay
- abeyance
- abeyancy
- adjournment
- break
- breather
- breathing spell
- cessation
- coffee break
- concluding
- conclusion
- cutoff
- deferment
- disbarment
- discontinuation
- discontinuing
- doldrums
- dormancy
- downtime
- end
- ending
- finish
- five
- freeze
- halt
- heave-ho
- intermission
- interruption
- latency
- layoff
- letup
- moratorium
- pause
- period
- postponement
- quiescence
- quiescency
- remission
- respite
- stay
- stoppage
- suspense
- ten
- termination
- time-out
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.