THESAURUS
Surcease
abandonment, break, breakoff, breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, catharsis, cease, ceasing, cessation, cigarette break, cleansing, close, closing, cocktail hour, coffee break, deliverance, desinence, desist, desistance, discharge, discontinuance, discontinuation, discontinue, downtime, emotional release, enforced respite, freeing, give over, halt, happy hour, interlude, intermission, knock off, leave off, letup, lull, pause, purgation, purge, purging, quit, recess, release, relinquishment, removal, renunciation, reprieve, respite, rest, shutdown, spell, stay, stopping, suspension, tea break, termination, time out
ROGET THESAURUS
Surcease
Cessation
VB
cease, discontinue, desist, stay, halt, break off, leave off, hold, stop, pull up, stop short, stick, hang fire, halt, pause, rest, burn out, blow out, melt down, have done with, give over, surcease, shut up shop, give up, hold one's hand, stay one's hand, rest on one's oars repose on one's laurels, come to a stand, come to a standstill, come to a deadlock, come to a full stop, arrive, go out, die away, wear away, wear off, pass away, be at an end, disintegrate, self-destruct, intromit, interrupt, suspend, interpel, intermit, remit, put an end to, put a stop to, put a period to, derail, turn off, switch off, power down, deactivate, disconnect, bring to a stand, bring to a standstill, stop, cut short, arrest, stem the tide, stem the torrent, pull the check-string, pull the plug on, Int, hold!, stop!, enough!, avast!, have done!, a truce to!, soft!, leave off!, tenez!.