ceased

[seest]

adjective

1. stopped or ended; discontinued.

   The vehicles and drivers from the ceased bus routes will be used to help provide rail replacement bus services.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of cease.

Other Word Forms

• unceased adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ceased¹

cease + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Tobacco has long ceased to be viable as a crop.

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China has already ceased buying soybeans from U.S. farmers, following $12.6 billion in purchases last year.

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If he ceased to be a prince and as he is no longer Duke of York, he would become Andrew Windsor.

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The two companies agreed to a settlement in July, and Chubby has ceased operations.

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The prince had already ceased to be a "working royal" and had lost the use of his HRH title and no longer appeared at official royal events.

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• closed 
• concluded 
• decided 
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• full 
• realized 
• resolved 
• satisfied 
• settled 
• stopped