DISCONTINUATION Synonyms

• a stopping

• approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap

• a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

• a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric

• something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

• the act of blocking

• termination of operations

• terminate debate by calling for a vote

• the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

• the act of ending something

• the point in time at which something ends

• event whose occurrence ends something

• the last section of a communication

• a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

• the temporal end; the concluding time

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

• designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)

• the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)

• event whose occurrence ends something

• (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)

• the act of finishing

• come or bring to a finish or an end

• finally be or do something

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

• provide with a finish

• finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table

• cause to finish a relationship with somebody

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• the event of something ending

• an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

• disabled in the feet or legs

• cause to come to an abrupt stop

• come to a halt, stop moving

• stop from happening or developing

• stop the flow of a liquid

• a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• temporary inactivity

• interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

• cease an action temporarily

• fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

• the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch

• a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy

• a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• temporary cessation or suspension

• an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

• a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle

• the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

• a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)

• a coming to an end of a contract period

• a place where something ends or is complete

• something that results

• the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

• the act of ending something

• the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)