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Showing words for DESISTANCE using the English dictionary

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