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Synonyms for stop
quit
Synonyms
- quit
- cease
- refrain
- break off
- put an end to
- pack in
- discontinue
- leave off
- call it a day
- desist
- belay
- bring or come to a halt or standstill
Antonyms
- start
- begin
- continue
- keep on
- keep going
- commence
- proceed
prevent
Synonyms
- prevent
- suspend
- cut short
- close
- break
- check
- bar
- arrest
- silence
- frustrate
- axe
- interrupt
- restrain
- hold back
- intercept
- hinder
- repress
- impede
- rein in
- forestall
- nip [something] in the bud
Antonyms
- further
- push
- encourage
- promote
- boost
- assist
- facilitate
- hasten
- fast-track
- expedite
- gee up
- set off
- kick off
- get going
- get under way
- give the go ahead
- set in motion
- institute
end
Synonyms
- end
- conclude
- finish
- be over
- cut out
- terminate
- come to an end
- peter out
Antonyms
- start
- begin
- continue
- keep on
- keep going
- commence
- get under way
cease
Synonyms
- cease
- shut down
- discontinue
- desist
Antonyms
- start
- begin
- continue
- keep on
- keep going
halt
Synonyms
- halt
- pause
- stall
- draw up
- pull up
Antonyms
- continue
- keep on
- keep going
- set off
- advance
- proceed
pause
Synonyms
- pause
- wait
- rest
- hesitate
- deliberate
- take a break
- have a breather
- stop briefly
stay
Synonyms
- stay
- rest
- put up
- lodge
- sojourn
- tarry
- break your journey
halt
Synonyms
- halt
- standstill
station
Synonyms
- station
- stage
- halt
- destination
- depot
- termination
- terminus
stay
Synonyms
- stay
- break
- visit
- rest
- stopover
- sojourn
put a stop to something or someone
Synonyms
- check
- silence
- nip [something] in the bud
- arrest
- intercept
- repress
- cut short
- forestall
stop by
Synonyms
- call in
- drop in
- look in
- drop by
stop off
Synonyms
- break your journey
- stay
- rest
- stop over
- sojourn
- tarry
Synonyms for stop
to plug up something, as a hole, space, or container
Synonyms
- block
- choke
- clog
- close
- congest
- cork
- fill
- plug
to come to a cessation
Synonyms
- arrest
- belay
- cease
- check
- discontinue
- halt
- leave off
- quit
- stall
- surcease
to prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation
Synonyms
- arrest
- belay
- cease
- check
- discontinue
- halt
- stall
- stay
- surcease
to cause to cease regular activity
Synonyms
- idle
- immobilize
- tie up
to cease trying to accomplish or continue
Synonyms
- abandon
- break off
- desist
- discontinue
- give up
- leave off
- quit
- relinquish
- remit
- swear off
- lay off
to desist from, cease, or discontinue [a habit, for example]
Synonyms
- break
- cut out
- give up
- leave off
- kick
to go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize
Synonyms
- call
- come by
- come over
- drop by
- drop in
- look in
- look up
- pop in
- run in
- see
- visit
the act of stopping
Synonyms
- cessation
- check
- cut-off
- discontinuance
- discontinuation
- halt
- stay
- stoppage
- surcease
the condition of being stopped
Synonyms
- cessation
- discontinuance
- discontinuation
- halt
- standstill
- stoppage
- surcease
a concluding or terminating
Synonyms
- cease
- cessation
- close
- closing
- closure
- completion
- conclusion
- consummation
- end
- ending
- end of the line
- finish
- period
- stopping point
- termination
- terminus
- wind-up
- wrap-up
something that impedes or prevents entry or passage
Synonyms
- bar
- barricade
- barrier
- block
- blockage
- clog
- hamper
- hindrance
- hurdle
- impediment
- obstacle
- obstruction
- snag
- traverse
- wall
something used to fill a hole, space, or container
Synonyms
- choke
- cork
- fill
- plug
- stopper
Synonyms for stop
the event of something ending
Synonyms
- halt
Related Words
- conclusion
- ending
- finish
- cessation
- surcease
- standstill
- tie-up
- stand
the act of stopping something
Synonyms
- stoppage
Related Words
- human action
- human activity
- act
- deed
- standdown
- stand-down
- haemostasia
- haemostasis
- hemostasia
- hemostasis
a brief stay in the course of a journey
Synonyms
- layover
- stopover
Related Words
- stay
- night-stop
- pit stop
- stand
the state of inactivity following an interruption
Synonyms
- halt
- stoppage
- hitch
- stay
- arrest
- check
Related Words
- inaction
- inactiveness
- inactivity
- countercheck
- logjam
a spot where something halts or pauses
Related Words
- bus stop
- checkpoint
- loading area
- loading zone
- stopover
- way station
- place
- spot
- topographic point
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Synonyms
- occlusive
- plosive
- plosive consonant
- plosive speech sound
- stop consonant
Related Words
- obstruent
- implosion
- plosion
- explosion
- labial stop
- glottal catch
- glottal plosive
- glottal stop
- suction stop
- click
a punctuation mark [.] placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Synonyms
- full point
- full stop
- period
- point
Related Words
- punctuation mark
- punctuation
- suspension point
[music] a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
Related Words
- knob
- pipe organ
- organ
- music
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
Synonyms
- diaphragm
Related Words
- camera
- photographic camera
- iris diaphragm
- iris
- mechanical device
a restraint that checks the motion of something
Synonyms
- catch
Related Words
- bench hook
- doorstop
- doorstopper
- detent
- pawl
- click
- dog
- constraint
- restraint
- tripper
- trip
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
Synonyms
- blockage
- stoppage
- occlusion
- closure
- block
Related Words
- breech closer
- breechblock
- impedimenta
- obstruction
- obstructor
- obstructer
- impediment
- plug
- stopple
- stopper
- vapor lock
- vapour lock
come to a halt, stop moving
Synonyms
- halt
Related Words
- go off
- pull up short
- check
- rein in
- rein
- conk
- stall
- haul up
- pull up
- draw up
- brake
- settle
Antonyms
- get going
- start
- go
put an end to a state or an activity
Synonyms
- cease
- discontinue
- lay off
- quit
- give up
Related Words
- knock off
- drop
- leave off
- sign off
- retire
- withdraw
- pull the plug
- close off
- shut off
- cheese
- call it a day
- call it quits
- break
stop from happening or developing
Synonyms
- kibosh
- block
- halt
Related Words
- embargo
- foreclose
- forestall
- preclude
- prevent
- forbid
- stay
interrupt a trip
Synonyms
- stop over
Related Words
- cut off
- disrupt
- interrupt
- break up
- call
- lay over
- stop over
cause to stop
Related Words
- check
- rein
- rein in
- halt
- arrest
- hold
- bring up
- cut
- flag down
- stall
- draw up
- pull up
- brake
Antonyms
- start up
- start
prevent completion
Synonyms
- break off
- discontinue
- break
Related Words
- fracture
- terminate
- end
- bog down
- bog
- cut off
- disrupt
- interrupt
- break up
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
Synonyms
- hold back
- arrest
- turn back
- contain
- check
Related Words
- cut down
- cut out
- defend
seize on its way
Synonyms
- intercept
Related Words
- grab
- take hold of
- catch
- cut out
- cut off
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
Synonyms
- end
- cease
- terminate
- finish
Related Words
- pass away
- lapse
- cut out
- go out
- adjourn
- recess
- break up
- disappear
- vanish
- climax
- culminate
- run out
- run low
- run short
- go
- go away
- conclude
- close
- come out
- turn out
- discontinue
- break
render unsuitable for passage
Synonyms
- barricade
- block
- block up
- blockade
- block off
- bar
Related Words
- obturate
- occlude
- close up
- impede
- obstruct
- jam
- block
- block off
- close off
- shut off
- close
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
Synonyms
- hold on
Related Words
- break
- interrupt
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