| verb | put an end to a state or an activity “Quit teasing your little brother” |
| verb | give up or retire from a position “The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month” |
| verb | go away or leave |
| verb | turn away from; give up “I am foreswearing women forever” |
| verb | give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat “In the second round, the challenger gave up” |
| discontinuation | noun | the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) |
| discontinuance | noun | the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) |
| stop | noun | a brief stay in the course of a journey |
| stoppage | noun | the act of stopping something |
| cessation | noun | a stopping |
| cease | noun | (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end |
| resignation | noun | a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign |
| departure | noun | euphemistic expressions for death |
| departer | noun | someone who leaves |
| renunciant | adjective | used especially of behavior |
| renunciation | noun | an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned |
| relinquishment | noun | the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. |
| relinquishing | noun | a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. |
| quitter | noun | a person who gives up too easily |