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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How to use stall in a sentence?

1. Chris Farrell:

   There was no lawful reason to turn anything over to the Hillary Clinton Foundation for review, it was an administrative ‘ stall tactic ’ consistent with the Clintons' cover-up strategy and facilitated by a complicit State Department. This is a shameful manipulation of the FOIA process to hide information from the public.

2. Ivan Brehm:

   Michelin should, in my opinion, stay clear from the coffee shop and hawker stall culture, these run deep in the makeup of Singaporean society and any unnecessary polemic could undermine the guide's overall relevance.

3. Steven Rosenthal:

   I expect Trump will stall at every opportunity.

4. Jineth Bedoya:

   I'm grateful for the actions being taken today, but it should've happen years ago, el Panadero's testimony taken more than 15 years ago, his version of the story, which is completely false, was endorsed by a prosecutor (with the Colombian attorney general's office) and that allowed for the process to stall and the case to remain in impunity.

5. The Mumbai police:

   This platform is more effective than a hotline - how many people will actually remember the number or think to call when they see a child worker in a tea stall or begging on the street? whereas people are so comfortable taking pictures and posting on social media, and this facilitates that.