give up vs cease

cease vs give up

give up is not a noun while cease is a noun.

give up and cease both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
give up	No	No	Yes	No
cease	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, give up and cease are synonyms defined as:

give up and cease: put an end to a state or an activity

Other synonyms of give up include discontinue, lay off, quit, stop.

give up (noun)	cease (noun)
	(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

give up (verb)	cease (verb)
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims	put an end to a state or an activity
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
stop consuming
give up with the intent of never claiming again
relinquish possession or control over
lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime
part with a possession or right
give up what is not strictly needed
allow the other (baseball) team to score
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
put an end to a state or an activity

Difference between give up and cease

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