Synonyms for stall
stɔlstall

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1. stallnoun

   a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

   Synonyms:
   kiosk, stalling, booth, cubicle, carrel, carrell, stand, sales booth

2. booth, cubicle, stall, kiosknoun

   small area set off by walls for special use

   Synonyms:
   stalling, sales booth, cubicle, booth, cell, carrel, carrell, stand, kiosk

3. stall, stand, sales boothnoun

   a booth where articles are displayed for sale

   Synonyms:
   carrel, tie-up, sales booth, stand, viewpoint, rack, kiosk, base, carrell, booth, outdoor stage, point of view, stalling, bandstand, pedestal, cubicle, standpoint, standstill

4. stallnoun

   a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

   "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"

   Synonyms:
   kiosk, stalling, booth, cubicle, carrel, carrell, stand, sales booth

5. stallnoun

   seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

   Synonyms:
   kiosk, stalling, booth, cubicle, carrel, carrell, stand, sales booth

6. carrel, carrell, cubicle, stallnoun

   small individual study area in a library

   Synonyms:
   stalling, sales booth, cubicle, booth, cell, carrel, carrell, stand, kiosk

7. stall, stallingverb

   a tactic used to mislead or delay

   Synonyms:
   kiosk, stalling, booth, cubicle, carrel, carrell, stand, sales booth

8. procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydallyverb

   postpone doing what one should be doing

   "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"

   Synonyms:
   drag one's heels, dillydally, conk, drag one's feet, procrastinate, dilly-dally, shillyshally

9. stall, conkverb

   come to a stop

   "The car stalled in the driveway"

   Synonyms:
   pass away, perish, choke, conk, croak, decease, snuff it, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, procrastinate, dillydally, drop dead, exit, shillyshally, buy the farm, pop off, faint, dilly-dally, die, give-up the ghost, pass, expire, drag one's heels, drag one's feet, pass out, go, swoon

10. stallverb

    deliberately delay an event or action

    "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"

    Synonyms:
    conk, drag one's heels, dilly-dally, drag one's feet, shillyshally, procrastinate, dillydally

11. stallverb

    put into, or keep in, a stall

    "Stall the horse"

    Synonyms:
    conk, drag one's heels, dilly-dally, drag one's feet, shillyshally, procrastinate, dillydally

12. stallverb

    experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

    Synonyms:
    conk, drag one's heels, dilly-dally, drag one's feet, shillyshally, procrastinate, dillydally

13. stallverb

    cause an airplane to go into a stall

    Synonyms:
    conk, drag one's heels, dilly-dally, drag one's feet, shillyshally, procrastinate, dillydally

14. stallverb

    cause an engine to stop

    "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"

    Synonyms:
    conk, drag one's heels, dilly-dally, drag one's feet, shillyshally, procrastinate, dillydally

Matched Categories

1. • Alcove
   • Aviation
   • Booth
   • Closet
   • Compartment
   • Delay
   • Malfunction
   • Seating
   • Shelter
   • Stop

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stallnoun

   Synonyms:
   stable

2. stallnoun

   Synonyms:
   compartment (as in a stable), cell, recess

3. stallnoun

   Synonyms:
   stand (where things are sold), shop, booth

4. stallnoun

   Synonyms:
   seat (for a dignitary in the choir of a church)

5. stallverb

   Synonyms:
   put in a stable, keep in a stable

6. stallverb

   Synonyms:
   set fast (as in mire), fix in a slough

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stallnoun

   Synonyms:
   stable, booth, stand, seat

   Associated words:
   manger, stanchion

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1. List of paraphrases for "stall":

   stalls, dropout, pitch, fixed-pitch

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1. Nancy Brindley:

   The main concern here is, if it does n’t speed up and decides to stall, there will be enormous erosion.

2. William Tong:

   No settlement will ever come close to addressing the magnitude of suffering and harm caused by Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, but in reaching this $ 6 billion settlement we recognized that we could not stall this process forever for victims and our sister states.

3. Marlo Thomas:

   Fame lost its appeal for me when I went into a public restroom and an autograph seeker handed me a pen and paper under the stall door.

4. Bernie Sanders:

   What is outrageous to me is not only Starbucks’ anti-union activities and their willingness to break the law, it is their calculated and intentional efforts to stall, stall and stall.

5. Evan Hollander:

   This list is wholly insufficient and just tells Congress what projects it already approved, this appears to be nothing more than another stall tactic designed to delay the political consequences of President Trump's emergency declaration.