Antonyms of noun continuation

1 of 4 senses of continuation

Sense 1
continuance, continuation -- (the act of continuing an activity without interruption)
       Antonym of discontinuation (Sense 1)
      => discontinuance, discontinuation -- (the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun continuation

4 senses of continuation

Sense 1
continuance, continuation -- (the act of continuing an activity without interruption)
       => activity -- (any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity")

Sense 2
sequel, continuation -- (a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it)
       => addendum, supplement, postscript -- (textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end)

Sense 3
good continuation, continuation, law of continuation -- (a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction)
       => Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization -- (a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization)

Sense 4
lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction -- (the consequence of being lengthened in duration)
       => duration, length -- (continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required")