as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity
hoping the new medicine would bring surcease to his pain
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surceases
Noun
-
Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.
Noun
-
Come for the subtle performances and Agnès Godard’s masterful cinematography; stay for one of the greatest endings in movie history.
-
Beginnings tend to grab our attention and endings seem to linger, but the middle is where most of the good stuff happens.
Noun
-
The automatic stay halts proceedings but doesn't compel creditors to undo pre-petition filings without operative effect.
-
Since prolonged production halts can cause permanent damage to oil wells, shutting them down is typically a last resort.
Noun
-
Then layer in a leave-in conditioner or bond repair treatment, a scalp serum or light oil on the ends and a heat protectant before any styling tools touch your strands.
-
This wrenches the chromosomes apart into two sets and reels them to opposite ends of the cytoplasm sea.
Noun
-
The lawyer takes the tenets of mindfulness to heart, and Dusse takes both these tenets and his protagonist to absurd – and sometimes shockingly violent – conclusions.
-
Over-reliance on AI for immediate conclusions risks individuals missing the crucial process of building foundational knowledge and critical thinking.
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Surceases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surceases. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
