ceased

[ seest ]

adjective

1. stopped or ended; discontinued:

   The vehicles and drivers from the ceased bus routes will be used to help provide rail replacement bus services.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of cease ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·ceased adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ceased¹

cease + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Colonna said it also ceased production and distribution of all cinnamon.

From Salon

She’s not obsessed with the idea of an acting career — “I never heard my parents talk about career,” she says of Bergman and Italian director Roberto Rossellini — but she keeps doing it because it hasn’t ceased to be compelling.

From Los Angeles Times

But the atrocities described in the report have not ceased: For example, the stun grenade dropped on a polio vaccination clinic during a humanitarian pause, wounding several children.

From Salon

At the same time as Harris wasn’t offering direct relief from high prices, she ceased attacking corporate greed and big business for ripping off Americans and keeping prices high.

From Slate

A review into the suspension order carried out by the NMC on 4 November heard she ceased to practise as a nurse in 2020.

From BBC

Related Words

• closed
• concluded
• decided
• ended
• full
• realized
• resolved
• satisfied
• settled
• stopped