Simple meaning
What does Cease mean?
to stop completely.
Dictionary definition
to stop happening or to come to an end.
Example sentences
Cease in a sentence
easy
The teacher used cease to explain how change can happen over time.
medium
In science class, we tracked data to see when values would cease during the experiment.
hard
During discussion, students compared how cease changed the process and affected the final outcome.
Synonyms
Words like Cease
related actionSimilar change word used in process descriptions.
similar process termClose meaning with slight context differences.
Antonyms
Opposite words
opposite changeUseful contrast showing the reverse direction.
no changeContrast when a process stays the same.
Word family
Cease word family
Base word
cease
verb
cease
Base form.
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Practice 1
What does cease mean?
Cease means to stop completely.
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