to discontinue
58
4.2
- verb
- /ˌdɪs.kənˈtɪn/
:
suspender
- We decided to discontinue the project because it was not meeting our goals.
- discontinue participation
- discontinue contraception
- discontinue the program
And so you need to discontinue a product so you make more money.
- And so you need to discontinue a product so you make more money.
- I was Googling like why they've been discontinued.
- Like the RMS lip shine in Sublime, which they discontinued.
- If you ever discontinue this Aesop, there'll be hell to pay.
- It would be wrong to simply discontinue opioids for that one individual because of the larger public health crisis.
- It's always been pretty easy for me to to try things, make mistakes and admit, admit that it's a mistake and discontinue it.
Examples
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As a result, the leaf program has been discontinued, saving about $300,000 per year.
Academic text (1999) -
In this case, the most appropriate therapy was to discontinue the offending agents.
Academic text (1999) -
We felt so terrible that we had to discontinue the experiment.
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For example, employee pressure has persuaded some companies to discontinue investment in South Africa.
Academic text (1990) -
We are discontinuing our search.
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Train service has been discontinued.
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Patients with autonomic failure were asked to discontinue all medication at least 12 days before the study.
Academic text (1991) -
Nintendo is discontinuing their Wi-Fi Connection service.
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The patient had been seen by several outpatient therapists but had discontinued therapy and medications.
Academic text (1994) -
The Maul Divers operation lasted 6 years but was discontinued in 1978 because of high operating costs.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To make something end and not continue
∞
1.0
To stop something or make it finish
∞
1.2
To stop trying to do something or accept defeat
668
1.0
To stop doing a habit or activity like smoking
620
3.8
To stop something suddenly before it is finished
466
2.8
To stop taking part in a place or activity
324
3.6
To stop or come to an end
224
1.0
To make a ticket, order, or rule no longer valid
216
7.2
Stop doing something annoying when someone tells you
206
2.4
To stop moving or make something stop moving
161
3.5
To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power
147
4.6
To make something stop or finish
131
3.0
To make something stop completely
87
5.5
To stop something from going on by removing support like money
67
5.8
To end a relationship or connection completely by stopping all contact
62
3.0
To end something so it no longer happens
50
3.2
To stop something suddenly before it is finished, for example a talk or relationship
43
4.3
To stop being a group, for example a band or committee
31
4.2
To stop using something slowly over time
24
6.3
To stop using something because you do not need it
17
3.7
Bring an activity or meeting to an end
13
3.4
Stop moving or working completely
11
3.3
Interrupt an activity so it stops for a short time
9
7.7
Put an end to something or to someone's life
1
3.6
End something completely so it does not continue
End a computer or website connection when you finish using it
Antonyms
How Final
112
4.1
147
4.6
58
4.2
141
3.9
909
2.5
346
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Discontinue comes from the prefix dis- meaning 'not' and the word continue meaning 'to keep going'. So, to discontinue something is to 'not keep it going' — in other words, to stop it or bring it to an end.