Desist synonyms and antonyms

dĭ-sĭst', -zĭst'

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stop
To interrupt one's course or journey for a brief visit or stay. Often used with by, in, or off:
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cease
To come to an end; stop:
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halt
To stop; pause:
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discontinue
To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.
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abstain
To hold oneself back; voluntarily do without; refrain (from)
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abandon
To intentionally give up for all time an assertion or a claim of an interest in property or in a right or privilege.
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forbear
To refrain from; avoid or cease (doing, saying, etc.)
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pause
To cease or suspend the action of temporarily; stop for an interim:
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quit
To cease or discontinue:
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suspend
To cause to cease or become inoperative for a time; stop temporarily
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yield
(Intransitive) To give way; to succumb to a force.
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continue (antonym)
To carry on; persist in:
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go on (antonym)
To continue an action.
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restart (antonym)
(Computing) to reboot.
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resume (antonym)
To begin again or go on with again after interruption
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carry on (antonym)
(Idiomatic) To act or behave; especially to misbehave so as to attract attention.
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persevere (antonym)
To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement.
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endure (antonym)
To continue in existence; last; remain
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keep on (antonym)
(Idiomatic) To remain in an existing position.
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break off
To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.
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leave off
(Intransitive)
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relinquish
To let go (a grasp, hold, etc.)
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remit
To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).
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swear off
(Idiomatic) To quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as of a bad habit.
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lay off
(Of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package.
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call-it-a-day
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call-it-quits
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hang up one's fiddle
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have done with
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refrain
Refrain is defined as to keep from doing, feeling or saying something.
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consume (antonym)
To expend; use up:
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relent (related)
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take possession (related)
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desist from (related)
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  • Under pressure from the palatine of Batthyany an imperial edict was issued, on the 7th day of May, ordering the ban to desist from his separatist plans and take his orders from Pest.

  • The Danes were to desist from their ravages, but were allowed to stay in England.

  • As for Joe, my opinion is that he should also desist from personal attacks.

  • After a short residence at Lambeth he was appointed, through the influence of Cromwell, then chancellor of the university, to lecture on theology at Cambridge; but when he had delivered a few expositions of the Hebrew psalms, he was compelled by the opposition of the papal party to desist.

  • I asked him if he was going to desist, and he said yes; but we separated on somewhat frigid terms.

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