Synonyms of cutting off

cutting off

verb

present participle of cut off

1

as in ending

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end

the majority party cut off debate and forced a vote on the bill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• stopping
• ceasing
• halting
• laying off
• shutting off
• breaking off
• cutting out
• leaving off
• quitting
• packing (up or in)
• giving over
• knocking off
• breaking up
• desisting (from)
• delaying
• having done with
• dropping
• putting the kibosh on
• suspending
• finishing
• discontinuing
• closing (down)
• concluding
• breaking
• canning
• holding back
• checking
• turning back
• completing
• clamping down
• reining (in)
• blocking
• pausing
• holding
• stemming
• ruining
• impeding
• staying
• hindering
• obstructing
• suppressing
• deactivating
• aborting
• detaining
• kiboshing
• braking
• stamping
• destroying
• blockading
• damming
• calling
• abolishing
• stunting
• dissolving
• arresting
• scuttling
• killing
• squashing
• squelching
• demolishing
• snuffing
• annulling
• staunching
• stanching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carrying on
• continuing
• running on
• keeping up
• proceeding
• following through (with)
• progressing
• advancing
• driving
• stirring
• actuating
• propelling
• impelling

2

as in separating

to set or keep apart from others

the dog cut off the one sheep that had to be sheared

Synonyms & Similar Words

• separating
• isolating
• removing
• segregating
• insulating
• restraining
• locking (up)
• sequestering
• keeping
• confining
• secluding
• quarantining
• restricting
• incarcerating
• detaching
• holding
• jailing
• interning
• immuring
• disengaging
• abstracting
• detaining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• integrating
• connecting
• joining
• linking
• uniting
• associating
• assimilating
• reintegrating
• desegregating
• discharging
• releasing
• freeing
• liberating
• loosing