"discontinued" in the verb sense
1. discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
put an end to a state or an activity
"Quit teasing your little brother"
2. discontinue
come to or be at an end
"the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"
3. break, break off, discontinue, stop
prevent completion
"stop the project"
"break off the negotiations"
"discontinued" in the adjective sense
1. discontinued
stopped permanently or temporarily
"discontinued models"
"a discontinued magazine"
"a discontinued conversation"
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