quitting

noun

The termination of employment, initiated by the employee.

The ceasing of a habit, especially smoking cigarettes or other addictive behaviors.

The deliberate ending of something.

Roots

Synonyms & related words for quitting

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of quitting. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to quitting

Explore words related to quitting — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include resign, discontinue, quits, cease, relinquish, renounce, abandoning, stop. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does quitting come from?

The word quitting breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root quit-, from Latin quietus (“free, released”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.