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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The talk has ceased, but a successful acquisition of Greenland could whet his appetite anew.

From The Wall Street Journal

In an area where the heavy industry of coalmining and steelmaking has ceased, he said, "new industry and employment opportunities are so important to creating hope and growth in our communities".

From BBC

Oil workers stopped working, oil output fell to almost nothing, and exports ceased.

From The Wall Street Journal

No sooner had she thought this than Lena and Anat ceased their conversation and turned to look directly at the camera.

From Literature

Most of the smaller stocks were newly minted and almost all ceased to exist in a few years.

From Barron's

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