All commence antonyms
com·mence
C c verb commence
- terminate — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.