Skip to content

Synonyms of cessation

6 similar words

Another word for cessation is hiatus. Other synonyms of cessation are recess and close.

Synonyms and similar words for cessation

nounA ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.

hiatusAn interruption, break, pause or absence.
moratorium
recessA temporary stoppage of an activity; a break, a pause.
endpoint
terminus
close

Meaning of cessation

noun A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.

Full definition of cessation

cessation in other languages

Questions about synonyms of cessation

What is another word for cessation?: Cessation has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hiatus, recess and close.
What does cessation mean?: Cessation means a ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.

Adapted from Wiktionary: cessation (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

Cite this page: “Synonyms of cessation.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/synonyms/cessation. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.