All desist synonyms

verb desist

• stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
• relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
• abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
• cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
• forbear — to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
• quit — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
• suspend — to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
• halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
• avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
• discontinue — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
• yield — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
• pause — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
• resign — to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
• abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
• break off — If part of something breaks off or if you break it off, it comes off or is removed by force.
• knock off — an act or instance of knocking.
• leave off — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
• surcease — to cease from some action; desist.
• give over — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
• give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.