Synonyms of laying off (of)

laying off (of)

verb

present participle of lay off (of)

as in abandoning

to stop doing (something) permanently

we warned him to lay off of the cigarette smoking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandoning
• discontinuing
• quitting
• packing (up or in)
• giving up
• having done (with)
• dropping
• hanging it up
• knocking off
• ending
• shutting off
• breaking off
• finishing
• tapering off
• breaking up
• throwing up
• leaving off
• concluding
• ceasing
• closing
• winding up
• rounding (off or out)
• pausing
• halting
• expiring
• wrapping up
• terminating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carrying on
• keeping up
• running on
• continuing
• maintaining
• keeping
• hanging on
• holding on
• hanging in
• going
• persisting
• preserving
• staying
• reopening
• renewing
• beginning
• following through (with)
• resuming
• starting
• persevering
• commencing
• restarting