Synonyms

ceased

American

[seest] / sist /

adjective

stopped or ended; discontinued.

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

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of cease.

Other Word Forms

unceased adjective

Etymology

Origin of ceased

cease + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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"Production of ozone-depleting substances has pretty much ceased around the world except for this one use, which is when you have a chemical you convert into something else."

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

He also said that he hadn't said that he was a "practising" barrister and that his professional affiliation with Lextel Solicitors had "ceased a long time ago".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The Tapline ceased operations more than a quarter-century ago.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The payments ceased when the judge in the Skaggs family’s civil case made a pre-trial ruling that both sides must accept Kay’s conviction and the facts established in his criminal proceedings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Once cultures appeared, they never ceased to change and develop, and these unstoppable alterations are what we call ‘history’.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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