Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for the given word.
Cease
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The most appropriate antonym for the word cease is start.
- Cease means to stop or bring to an end.
- Start means to begin or initiate something.
The other words do not have the same meaning as cease and are therefore not antonyms.
- Peter out means to gradually decrease or fade away.
- Discontinue means to stop doing something.
- Finish means to complete or bring to an end something that has been started.