cessation

Questions about cessation

What does cessation mean?

cessation means "a stopping".

How many syllables are in cessation?

cessation has 3 syllables: ces-sa-tion. The stress falls on "sa". In IPA it is /ˌsɛˈseɪʃən/.

What is another word for cessation?

Close synonyms include surcease. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cessation a common word?

cessation is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with cessation?

12 words rhyme with cessation. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.