Definition for Discontinuance:

• The act of discontinuing; interruption; intermission.

Synonyms for Discontinuance:

• n.

  •
  • surcease,
  • cut off,
  • stop,
  • continue,
  • check.
  •
  • suspension,
  • break.
  •act (noun)
  • discontinuation,
  • discontinuance.
  •cessation (noun)
  • cessation,
  • closure,
  • stay,
  • ending,
  • hiatus,
  • halt,
  • abandonment,
  • termination,
  • standstill.
  •cut-off (noun)
  • cutoff.
  •discontinuation (noun)
  • dis continuations,
  • dis-continuations,
  • dis continuation,
  • dis-continuation.
  •discontinuity (noun)
  • dis continuity,
  • dis-continuity,
  • dis continuities,
  • dis-continuities.
  •disuse (noun)
  • obsolescence,
  • Insuetude,
  • Inusitation.
  •end (noun)
  • finis,
  • expiries,
  • terminus,
  • windups,
  • windup,
  • sign off,
  • wrap-up,
  • signoff,
  • expiry,
  • omega,
  • sign-off,
  • finises.
  •ending (noun)
  • period.
  •hitch (noun)
  • de-lays,
  • hold ups,
  • de-lay,
  • de lays,
  • de lay.
  •pause (noun)
  • inter lude,
  • inter-ludes,
  • breathing spells,
  • inter ludes,
  • interregna,
  • rest periods,
  • inter-lude,
  • pausations.
  •resignation (noun)
  • acceptance,
  • Disclamation,
  • retirement,
  • rejection,
  • surrender,
  • withdrawal,
  • renouncement,
  • resignation,
  • abdication,
  • relinquishment.
  •stop (noun)
  • cut-off.
  •stop, suspension of activity (noun)
  • alternation,
  • adjournment,
  • intermission,
  • cease,
  • closing,
  • separation,
  • Desistance,
  • close,
  • desuetude,
  • disjunction,
  • finish.
  •stoppage (noun)
  • sitdown,
  • sitdowns,
  • sit downs.
  •stopping point (noun)
  • end of line,
  • wind-up,
  • end line,
  • end of the line,
  • stopping point.
  •tie-up (noun)
  • tieup.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • life,
  • discontinuity.
  •
  • rest.
  •
  • disruption.

Paraphrases for Discontinuance:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    discontinuation.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    discontinuation.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    termination.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    termination, ending.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    withdrawal.
  • Proper noun, singular
    leavers, withdrawal, withdrawals.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    disappearance, moratorium, derogation, closure, end, withdrawal, dismantling, discontinuity, stay, disuse, departure.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    cessation, interruption, interruptions, abandonment, disclaimer, disclaimers, disruption, deletion, deletions, abolishment, suppression.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    cessation, adjournment, interruption, abandonment, phasing-out, interrupt, hiatus, halt, halting, pause, relinquishment, stoppage, renunciation, desertion, disclaimer, disruption, phase-out, deletion, demise, suspend, non-completion, dereliction, shut-down, abolishment, dropout, abrogation, lapse, Suspending, drop-out, suppression.

Antonyms for Discontinuance:

• n.

  • act
    continuation, continuance.
  • stop, suspension of activity
    commencement, opening, beginning, initiation, retry, restarting, introduction, start.
  • Other antonyms:
    extension, persistence, prolongation.

Discontinuance Sentence Examples:

• Perhaps, however, the discontinuance of the poem itself was lucky for the author, as far as this episode was concerned; for it is difficult to conceive in what manner he would have wound it up to the satisfaction of the reader.

• But the disorder as yet was not incurable, - its progress would gradually cease with the discontinuance of the venom.

Homophones for Discontinuance:

• discontinuous, descending, duck hunting, disseminating, dissenting, disjointedness, discountenance.

Hypernym for Discontinuance:

• n.

  • act
    prorogation, phase-out, dismount, disinheritance, disfranchisement.

Hyponym for Discontinuance:

• n.

  • act
    conclusion, ending, termination.