<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to put an end to</li><li>stop</li><li>terminate</li><li>to discontinue nuclear testing</li></ul><p><strong>Antonyms:</strong></p><ul><li>resume</li><li>to cease</li><li>to take, use, subscribe to, etc.</li><li>to discontinue a newspaper</li><li>to terminate or abandon (a suit, claim, or the like)</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>to come to an end or stop</li><li>cease</li><li>desist</li></ul>