Definition of cease

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • cease is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • cease is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • cease is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of cease


  • put an end to a state or an activity (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. discontinue
    2. give up
    3. lay off
    4. quit
    5. stop
  • have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. end
    2. finish
    3. stop
    4. terminate
  • (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end (noun)

See definition of cease in Merriam Webster