10 Letter Words for Desistance
desistance
9 Letter Words for Desistance
andesites, cineastes, dessicate, distances, ecstasied
8 Letter Words for Desistance
acidness, andesite, aniseeds, assented, assident, centesis, cestidae, cineaste, cineasts, danciest, decessit, descants, descents, desicate, destains, destines, discants, disenact, distance, eastside, essentia, etesians, inescate, insected, sancties, sandiest, scanties, sensated, sistence, standees, steadies, tedescan, teniases
7 Letter Words for Desistance
acetine, acetins, acidest, adience, aneides, aniseed, ascends, ascents, ascites, cadesse, candies, candite, caniest, caseine, caseins, casinet, cassene, cassine, cassite, cessant, cestida, cetanes, cineast, dacites, dassent, deaness, decanes, decants, deceits, deicate, densate, densest, descant, descent, desines, destain, destine, detains, diasene, dicasts, diecase, discant, discase, disease, disnest, disseat, dissect, dissent, easiest, ectases, ectasis, edestan, edestin, enacted, encased, encases, endites, entases, entasis, enticed, entices, etesian, ideates, incedes, incests, insecta, insects, instead, nasties, nidates, saidest, sainted, sandies, sateens, satined, scanted, scenist, scenite, scented, sdaines, seances, seaside, secants, sedates, seitans, seitens, senaite, senates, senecas, sensate, sestiad, sestina, sestine, snidest, stained, stances, standee, steaned, steanes, steined, tansies, tedesca, tenaces, tisanes
6 Letter Words for Desistance
aceite, acetin, actine, actins, adeste, adient, aedine, aesces, anesis, anetic, anises, antics, ascend, ascent, ascite, asdics, asiden, asides, assent, cadees, cadent, cadets, cadies, caisse, candie, canids, canted, casein, cassie, casted, casten, castes, ceased, ceases, cedens, cedent, ceinte, censed, censes, centai, centas, cessed, cestas, cetane, cistae, cisted, citess, cnidae, ctenes, dacite, daines, daisee, daises, dances, dasein, dassie, decane, decani, decant, decast, decate, deceit, decent, decess, decine, decise, decnet, deesis, deices, deists, denets, denies, dentes, desine, desist, destin, detain, dicast, dienes, dieses, dsects, easies, easted, ecesis, edenic, edicts, eident, enacts, enates, enatic, encase, encist, endict, endite, eniacs, ensate, enseat, entice, enties, esseda, idants, ideate, idence, incast, incede, incest, insect, insets, nastic, nessie, nested, nicads, nicest, nidate, nieces, sadist, saices, saidst, sained, sainte, saints, sanest, sanies, sansei, santee, sasine, sateen, satine, satins, scants, scenas, scends, scened, scenes, scents, scient, sdaine, sdeins, seance, seaned, seased, seated, secant, sedans, sedate, sedent, seined, seines, seised, seitan, seiten, senate, seneca, sensed, sensei, sented, sestia, sidest, sients, siesta, sisted, sisten, snaste, sneads, sneest, snides, stades, stadic, stadie, stains, stance, standi, stands, staned, stanes, steads, steane, steans, stedes, steeds, steens, steins, stends, stenia, tassie, teades, teased, teases, teends, teinds, tenace, teniae, tenias, tensas, tensed, tenses, tessin, tienda, tineas, tisane, tsades, tsadis
5 Letter Words for Desistance
acids, acies, acned, acnes, acted, actin, adits, aedes, aides, ainee, andes, anise, anted, antes, antic, antis, asdic, aside, assed, asset, atees, cadee, cades, cadet, cadie, cadis, caese, caids, cains, caned, canes, canid, canis, canst, cants, cased, cases, casse, caste, casts, cates, cease, cedes, cedis, ceint, cense, centi, cents, cesse, cesta, ceste, cesti, cetes, cetin, cides, cines, cista, cists, cited, citee, cites, cnida, csnet, ctene, daces, daine, daint, dance, danes, danic, dante, dants, dasnt, dates, deans, decan, deens, deess, deets, deice, deist, denat, denes, denet, dense, dents, dessa, desse, detin, diact, diane, dices, dicta, dicts, diene, diets, dines, dints, disas, discs, disna, distn, ditas, dites, dsect, eaned, eased, eases, easts, eaten, ecads, ectad, edict, edite, edits, enact, enate, encia, endia, eneid, enets, eniac, ensis, entad, entea, entia, entsi, esnes, essed, essen, etens, etnas, idant, ideas, ident, idest, ideta, inact, incas, insea, insee, inset, isnad, nates, neats, necia, needs, neist, nests, netes, nicad, nides, niece, nisse, nsaid, sades, sadic, sadis, saice, saics, saids, saine, sains, saint, saist, sanct, sands, saned, sanes, sanit, sansi, sants, sasin, sated, sates, satin, satis, scads, scand, scans, scant, scase, scats, sceat, scena, scend, scene, scent, scian, scind, sdein, seans, sease, seats, sects, sedan, sedes, seeds, seine, seise, senas, sence, sends, senit, sensa, sense, sente, senti, sents, sesti, setae, sices, sidas, sides, siena, siens, sient, siest, since, sinds, sined, sines, sited, sites, snast, snead, sneds, sneed, snees, snide, snies, snite, snits, stade, staid, stain, stand, stane, stead, stean, stede, steds, steed, steen, steid, stein, stend, stens, stied, sties, stine, taces, tains, taise, tasse, teade, teads, teaed, tease, teend, teens, teind, teise, tenai, tends, tenes, tenia, tense, ticed, tices, tides, tiens, tinca, tinds, tinea, tined, tines, tsade, tsadi, tsine
4 Letter Words for Desistance
aced, aces, acid, acne, acts, aden, adet, adit, aide, aids, aine, ains, aint, aits, ance, ands, anes, anet, anis, ansi, ante, anti, ants, asci, asin, asse, assi, assn, asst, ated, ates, atis, cade, cadi, cads, caid, cain, cand, cane, cans, cant, case, cass, cast, cate, cats, ceas, cede, cedi, cees, cene, cens, cent, cess, cest, cete, ceti, cide, cids, cine, cist, cite, cits, dace, daes, dain, dais, dane, dans, dant, dase, dasi, dast, date, dean, deas, deen, dees, deet, deia, deis, dene, deni, dens, dent, desc, desi, dess, deti, detn, dian, dias, dice, dict, dies, diet, dine, dins, dint, disa, disc, dist, dita, dite, dits, eadi, eans, ease, east, eats, ecad, edea, eden, edit, eide, eine, ende, ends, ened, enes, ense, esca, eses, esne, esse, ests, etas, eten, etic, etna, iced, ices, idea, idee, ides, inca, inde, inst, inta, isdn, ised, isnt, itas, nace, naid, nais, nasi, nast, nats, neat, neds, need, neet, nese, ness, nest, nete, neti, nets, nice, nide, nids, nied, nies, nist, nits, nsec, sacs, sade, sadi, saic, said, sain, sais, sand, sane, sans, sant, satd, sate, sati, scad, scan, scat, scet, scsi, sctd, sean, seas, seat, secs, sect, seed, seen, sees, seis, seit, sena, send, sene, sens, sent, sese, seta, sets, sian, sice, sics, sida, side, sids, sien, sina, sind, sine, sins, sise, sist, sita, site, sits, sned, snee, snit, ssed, stad, sted, sten, stid, stie, tace, tade, tads, taed, taen, tain, tais, tane, tans, tass, tead, tean, teas, teca, teds, teed, teen, tees, tend, tene, tens, tice, tics, tide, tids, tied, tien, ties, tinc, tind, tine, tins, tsia
3 Letter Words for Desistance
ace, act, adc, ade, ads, aes, aid, ain, ais, ait, anc, and, ane, ans, ant, ase, ass, ast, ate, cad, cai, can, cat, cee, cen, cia, cid, cie, cis, cit, cns, csi, cst, cte, ctn, cts, dae, dan, das, dat, dca, dea, dec, dee, dei, den, des, det, dia, die, din, dis, dit, dna, ead, ean, eas, eat, ect, eds, eec, een, enc, end, ene, ens, esc, esd, ese, ess, est, eta, etc, ice, ida, ide, ids, inc, ind, ins, int, ise, isn, ist, ita, itd, its, nad, nae, nas, nat, nea, ned, nee, nei, net, nid, nie, nis, nit, sac, sad, sai, san, sat, scd, sci, sct, sds, sea, sec, sed, see, sei, sen, set, sic, sie, sin, sis, sit, sse, sta, std, tad, tai, tan, tas, tea, tec, ted, tee, ten, tes, tic, tid, tie, tin, tis, tsi, tss
Definitions for Desistance
[1] to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
[2] (intr often foll by from ) to cease, as from an action; stop or abstain
Words related to Desistance
desistbreak, pause, bar, block, conclusion, completion, expiry, termination, closing, stoppage, development, closure, ending, denouement, result, consequence, outcome, finish, resolution, retirement
Words nearby Desistance
desistdesirable, desire, desire under the elms, desired, desirous, desist, desk, desk calendar, desk clerk, desk copier, desk jobber
Origin of Desistance
1425–75; late Middle English < Old French desister < Latin dēsistere to leave off, equivalent to dē- de- + sistere to stand, place, akin to stāre to stand
Other words from Desistance
de·sist·ance , de·sist·ence , noun
non·de·sist·ance , noun
non·de·sist·ence , noun
non·de·sist·ing , adjective, noun
un·de·sist·ing , adjective
Word origin for Desistance
C15: from Old French desister, from Latin dēsistere to leave off, stand apart, from de- + sistere to stand, halt
Synonyms for Desistance
bar, block, break, conclusion, pause, barricade, blockade, cease, cessation, check, close, closing, control, cutoff, discontinuation, ending, fence, finish, freeze, hindrance, layoff, letup, lull, plug, roadblock, standstill, stay, stoppage, termination, wall, blank wall, break off, brick wall, grinding halt, screeching halt