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discontinuing

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˌdɪs.kənˌtɪn.juˈeɪ.ʃən/
    • /ˌdɪs.kənˈtɪn.juː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˌdɪs.kənˌtɪn.juˈeɪ.ʃən/

Definition of discontinuing word

  • noun discontinuing Present participle of discontinue. 1

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Parts of speech for Discontinuing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

discontinuing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for discontinuing

noun discontinuing

  • disbarment — to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
  • time out — a brief suspension of activity; intermission or break.
  • cutoff — A cutoff or a cutoff point is the level or limit at which you decide that something should stop happening.
  • suspension — the act of suspending.
  • timeout — a brief suspension of activity; intermission or break.

adjective discontinuing

  • seasonal — pertaining to, dependent on, or accompanying the seasons of the year or some particular season; periodical: seasonal work.
  • here and there — in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here.
  • intermittent — stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
  • iterant — characterized by repetition; repeating.
  • stop-and-go — characterized by periodically enforced stops, as caused by heavy traffic or traffic signals: stop-and-go traffic.

Antonyms for discontinuing

noun discontinuing

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