CUT (OFF) Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of cut off

as in to stop

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end the majority party cut off debate and forced a vote on the bill

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as in to separate

to set or keep apart from others the dog cut off the one sheep that had to be sheared

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noun

ˈkət-ˌȯf

as in cessation

the stopping of a process or activity with a cutoff for funding the war, military operations soon ground to a halt

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Lee’s films have often zeroed in on misfits and outcasts, cut off from society’s embrace. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026 There was a lot of rigamarole with the studio over Keanu Reeves, as John Wick, cutting off a finger in the John Wick series, so that’s an interesting yet familiar story. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

Noun

Any permanent cutoff could be catastrophic for Ukraine’s war effort. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026 Using that cutoff and extrapolating the data to the entire Army population, the researchers estimate that about 26 percent of active-duty Army service members would get a test result suggesting low testosterone. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cut off

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Luigi Carbone, Pope Leo XIV's physician, said the pontiff's recovery from lung cancer surgery won't stop plans for a visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru involving a dozen flights and two helicopter rides to high altitudes.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Another to stop solving problems his team brings him and teach them to solve it instead.

— Ben Plomion, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of stop

Noun

The Navy has used the cessation of hostilities to restock ships with munitions and supplies, completing a significant replenishment of weapons for the USS George Washington last week.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Abrupt cessation of this class can even trigger a rebound worse than baseline.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of cessation

Verb

Transportation routes across the metro were vital and local businesses were aided by city programs that in some cases ceased once the games were over.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
Beset by budget constraints, the museum ceased operations in June.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of cease

Verb

In 1894 French-Swiss bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin isolated the plague bacterium and connected rat infestations to the disease.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Yet future Israeli leaders may not be overly concerned about that problem, convinced that Israel, with its military might and technological edge, has too much to offer potential partners to be ignored or isolated.

— Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of isolate

Verb

Letter writer second-guesses history of avoidant behavior after one phone argument ends a decades-long friendship.

— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
In a shocking upset, a student movement resoundingly beat longtime Serbian leader President Aleksandar Vucic, ending his time in power after 14 years.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of end

Noun

According to Puente, a computer failure led to the initial halt of six moving trains, including the two trains that subsequently collided.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
During the 2008 financial crisis, most of the construction at Martis Camp came to a virtual halt.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

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