The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FORBEARS which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2004.
Desists from crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FORBEARS | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Desists from
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stops
- absist
- cease
- leave
- leaving
- quit
- relinquish
- relinquished
- relinquishing
- shut
- shutting
- stop
Crossword Answer definitions
FORBEARS verb- To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
- To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
- To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.
- To control oneself when provoked.
- An ancestor.
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