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Synonyms for stop
stɒp
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Princeton's WordNet
stop, halt(noun)
the event of something ending
"it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
Synonyms:
plosive, period, stay, diaphragm, stop consonant, plosive speech sound, hitch, stopover, full point, stoppage, full stop, catch, check, freeze, blockage, plosive consonant, occlusion, block, halt, layover, occlusive, arrest, point, closurestop, stoppage(noun)
the act of stopping something
"the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"
Synonyms:
plosive, period, stay, diaphragm, stop consonant, plosive speech sound, hitch, stopover, full point, stoppage, full stop, catch, check, blockage, plosive consonant, occlusion, block, halt, layover, occlusive, arrest, point, closurestop, stopover, layover(noun)
a brief stay in the course of a journey
"they made a stopover to visit their friends"
Synonyms:
plosive, period, stay, diaphragm, way station, stop consonant, plosive speech sound, hitch, stopover, full point, stoppage, full stop, catch, check, blockage, plosive consonant, occlusion, block, halt, layover, occlusive, arrest, point, closurearrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage(noun)
the state of inactivity following an interruption
"the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
Synonyms:
hitch, verification, enlistment, limp, full stop, stoppage, apprehension, hindrance, halt, impediment, chip, tab, interference, handicap, arrest, tick, check-out procedure, occlusion, confirmation, point, freeze, check mark, pinch, cheque, block, tour of duty, stop consonant, baulk, term of enlistment, diaphragm, checkout, taking into custody, duty tour, hinderance, hobble, blockage, curb, chit, layover, rub, occlusive, plosive, collar, plosive speech sound, period, substantiation, stay, hang-up, tour, deterrent, encumbrance, catch, balk, stopover, plosive consonant, preventive, incumbrance, bank check, full point, preventative, snag, assay, bridle, closure, checkstop(noun)
a spot where something halts or pauses
"his next stop is Atlanta"
Synonyms:
plosive, period, stay, diaphragm, stop consonant, plosive speech sound, hitch, stopover, full point, stoppage, full stop, catch, check, blockage, plosive consonant, occlusion, block, halt, layover, occlusive, arrest, point, closurestop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive(noun)
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
"his stop consonants are too aspirated"
Synonyms:
plosive, period, stay, diaphragm, stop consonant, plosive speech sound, hitch, stopover, full point, stoppage, full stop, catch, check, blockage, plosive consonant, occlusion, block, halt, layover, occlusive, arrest, point, closureperiod, point, full stop, stop, full point(noun)
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
"in England they call a period a stop"
Synonyms:
hitch, occlusion, plosive, spot, menses, halt, catamenia, dot, period of time, head, full stop, gunpoint, peak, flow, plosive speech sound, diaphragm, point, point in time, blockage, percentage point, breaker point, catch, full point, stop consonant, block, menstruation, time period, stopover, layover, level, occlusive, stage, degree, pointedness, stoppage, arrest, period, power point, stay, detail, decimal point, distributor point, item, plosive consonant, geological period, compass point, menstruum, tip, closure, checkstop(noun)
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
"the organist pulled out all the stops"
Synonyms:
plosive, period, stay, diaphragm, stop consonant, plosive speech sound, hitch, stopover, full point, stoppage, full stop, catch, check, blockage, plosive consonant, occlusion, block, halt, layover, occlusive, arrest, point, closurediaphragm, stop(noun)
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
"the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"
Synonyms:
plosive, period, stay, diaphragm, stop consonant, layover, pessary, midriff, hitch, stopover, full point, stoppage, full stop, catch, check, blockage, plosive speech sound, occlusion, block, point, halt, occlusive, arrest, plosive consonant, closure, contraceptive diaphragmcatch, stop(noun)
a restraint that checks the motion of something
"he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"
Synonyms:
hitch, stoppage, apprehension, plosive speech sound, plosive, diaphragm, full stop, snap, arrest, snatch, occlusion, point, stop consonant, taking into custody, full point, block, blockage, stopover, layover, occlusive, collar, period, pinch, stay, match, halt, catch, plosive consonant, gimmick, grab, haul, closure, checkblockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage(verb)
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
"we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
Synonyms:
hitch, cube, blocking, full stop, stoppage, layover, cloture, law of closure, halt, plosive, gag law, diaphragm, pulley-block, pulley, arrest, closing, point, closedown, plosive speech sound, occlusion, cylinder block, check, occluded front, obstruction, mental block, engine block, full point, block, blockage, stop consonant, stopover, shutdown, occlusive, city block, auction block, resolution, period, stay, pulley block, catch, plosive consonant, gag rule, closure, settlementstop, halt(verb)
come to a halt, stop moving
"the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
Synonyms:
staunch, block, kibosh, quit, blockade, arrest, block off, end, stop over, hold back, finish, lay off, terminate, hold, barricade, check, break, give up, stanch, bar, halt, cease, block up, discontinue, hold on, intercept, turn back, break off, stem, containdiscontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off(verb)
put an end to a state or an activity
"Quit teasing your little brother"
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spare, leave office, allow, block up, abandon, drop by the wayside, forfeit, vacate, halt, release, resign, forgo, block off, hold back, end, kick, throw in, finish, block, surrender, part with, fall by the wayside, lay off, cede, turn back, waive, throw overboard, stop over, break off, break, throw in the towel, step down, give up, depart, relinquish, blockade, hold on, deliver, arrest, bar, cease, barricade, renounce, take leave, discontinue, contain, drop out, free, chuck up the sponge, kibosh, intercept, terminate, furlough, forego, dispense with, quit, foreswear, checkstop, halt, block, kibosh(verb)
stop from happening or developing
"Block his election"; "Halt the process"
Synonyms:
staunch, close up, block up, lug, halt, draw a blank, immobilise, obturate, jam, arrest, block off, intercept, end, blank out, stanch, finish, obstruct, block, deflect, impede, embarrass, hold back, lay off, turn back, stop over, break off, break, stymie, give up, forget, immobilize, stuff, occlude, stymy, freeze, blockade, hold on, bar, cease, barricade, hinder, stem, discontinue, contain, parry, kibosh, choke up, terminate, hold, quit, checkstop, stop over(verb)
interrupt a trip
"we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence"
Synonyms:
block, kibosh, quit, blockade, arrest, block off, end, stop over, hold back, finish, lay over, lay off, terminate, barricade, check, break, give up, bar, halt, cease, block up, discontinue, hold on, intercept, turn back, break off, containstop(verb)
cause to stop
"stop a car"; "stop the thief"
Synonyms:
block, kibosh, quit, blockade, arrest, block off, end, stop over, hold back, finish, lay off, terminate, barricade, check, break, give up, bar, halt, cease, block up, discontinue, hold on, intercept, turn back, break off, containbreak, break off, discontinue, stop(verb)
prevent completion
"stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"
Synonyms:
crack, break away, give way, arrest, soften, reveal, cut off, develop, give up, unwrap, conk out, block up, hold on, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, barricade, kibosh, bar, discover, chip, terminate, snap off, go, demote, break out, separate, split, give away, damp, smash, finish, interrupt, break short, offend, get out, fracture, relegate, chip off, bring out, violate, divulge, pause, cut short, let on, get around, cease, blockade, wear out, cave in, break-dance, break up, check, hold back, lay off, give out, break in, quit, give, split up, block, better, burst, go bad, breach, break off, disclose, bust, erupt, intercept, recrudesce, break dance, go against, dampen, break down, fall in, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, contain, kick downstairs, knap, part, infract, turn back, fail, come apart, bankrupt, block off, come off, expose, break, stop over, discontinue, end, intermit, halt, wearcheck, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back(verb)
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
"Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
Synonyms:
ensure, hold on, hold in, bar, collar, jibe, incorporate, tick off, control, carry, fit, gibe, run off, hold, moderate, cop, learn, checker, barricade, check out, mark off, retain, pick up, condition, double back, assure, finish, tally, comprise, reverse, return, suss out, kibosh, check off, check over, stop over, match, check up on, cease, look into, ascertain, mark, insure, regress, forbear, go over, check, train, arrest, hold back, lay off, retrovert, quit, chase away, hold off, take, conceal, halt, block, catch, find out, see, discipline, terminate, wait, drive off, get, give up, nail, backtrack, intercept, revert, correspond, curb, restrain, keep, drive away, keep back, check into, blockade, contain, invert, bear, determine, nab, dispel, retard, crack, turn back, watch, block off, break off, see to it, break, discontinue, end, block up, tick, chequer, drive out, apprehend, agree, delayintercept, stop(verb)
seize on its way
"The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"
Synonyms:
intercept, block, kibosh, quit, blockade, arrest, block off, contain, end, stop over, wiretap, hold back, lay off, tap, terminate, barricade, finish, check, break, bug, give up, bar, halt, cease, block up, discontinue, hold on, break off, turn backend, stop, finish, terminate, cease(verb)
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
"the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
Synonyms:
eat up, block up, complete, sack, halt, can, arrest, give up, finish up, block off, hold back, end, give the axe, finish, block, displace, polish off, lay off, turn back, stop over, break off, break, fetch up, fire, land up, blockade, hold on, wind up, bar, cease, barricade, discontinue, contain, end up, force out, give notice, kibosh, give the sack, intercept, dismiss, terminate, send away, quit, checkbarricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar(verb)
render unsuitable for passage
"block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
Synonyms:
debar, block up, banish, lug, cease, immobilize, seal off, relegate, obturate, hold on, give up, jam, arrest, block off, close up, end, blank out, freeze, finish, obstruct, terminate, deflect, parry, embarrass, hold back, kibosh, lay off, draw a blank, stop over, hinder, break, impede, block, shut off, forget, exclude, stuff, stymy, break off, turn back, blockade, immobilise, bar, occlude, barricade, discontinue, halt, contain, close off, barricado, choke up, intercept, stymie, quit, checkhold on, stop(verb)
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
"Hold on a moment!"
Synonyms:
block up, stop over, halt, hang on, hang in, give up, arrest, block off, hold back, end, finish, keep, lay off, turn back, grasp, hold the line, break off, break, block, blockade, hold on, bar, cease, barricade, persist, discontinue, contain, persevere, kibosh, intercept, terminate, quit, check
English Synonyms and Antonyms
stop
To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: "to-day I must abide at thy house," Luke xix, 5; "a settled place for thee to abide in forever," 1 Kings viii, 13; "Abide with me! fast falls the eventide,"
Lyte Hymn. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial, and not in approved use. Compare ENDURE; REST.Synonyms:
abide, anticipate, await, bear, bide, confront, continue, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, sojourn, stay, tarry, tolerate, wait, watchAntonyms:
abandon, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shunPreposition:
Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Editors Contribution
avast
a command to stop or desist
young man avast
Submitted by acronimous on August 26, 2014choke (verb)
obstruct one’s throat
she choked on a tiny fish bone
Submitted by erhnice on July 28, 2019choke back (verb)
fail to control one’s emotions
they choked back tears (feelings; anger; disappointment, etc.)
Submitted by erhnice on July 28, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
stop(v. a.)
stop(v. a.)
Synonyms:
HINDER, repress, restrain, suppress, obstruct, stay, intercept, preclude, thwart, impede, interrupt, block, blockade, barricade, check, bring to a stand-still, lay an embargo onstop(v. a.)
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leave, cease from, desist from, refrain from, leave off, make an end ofstop(v. a.)
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suspend, arrest, intermit, discontinue, quiet, put an end tostop(v. n.)
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be at a stand-still, come to a stand, come to a stand-still, come to a dead lock, cease progress, halt, stand still, lie by, LIE TOstop(v. n.)
stop(v. n.)
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[colloquial, U. S.] tarry, stay, lodge, take lodgings, have lodgingsstop(n.)
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pause, rest, intermissionstop(n.)
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interruption, repression, obstruction, hinderance, obstacle, check, impedimentstop(n.)
Synonyms:
point, mark of punctuation
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
stop(n)
Synonyms:
cessation, discontinuation, surcease, pause, suspension, intermission, interception, interruption, obstruction, obstacle, impedimentstop(v)
Synonyms:
obstruct, close up, stanch, arrest, hinder, impede, block, stay, check, repress, restrain, suppress, deter, interrupt, suspend, thwart, preclude, intercept, impede, halt, pause, stagnate, stand, refrain from, discontinue, cease, desist, suspend, intermit, break off, forbear, lodge, tarry
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "stop":
halt, cease, quit, stopping, arrest, prevent, stopper, end, cessation, discontinue, braking, judgment, curb, suspend, stops, halts, quitting, terminate, parada, interrupt, apprehend, stopped, stoppage, pause, stem, desist, paro, suspends, halting, station, -stop, detain, freeze, detention, suspension, stopover, intercepted, cesar, brake
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
STOP
Synonyms:
Sonotherapy for the Treatment of Peripheral vascular disease;PharmaSonics, Inc
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How to use stop in a sentence?
The FAA has implemented a ground stop at Dulles due to the weather, which is impacting both inbound and outbound flights, your airline will have the most up to date information on any flight impacts. Thank you for your patience!
We haven’t seen type 3 wildtype in over three years. Hopefully very soon we will stop seeing wildtype type 1.
What President Donald Trump is basically saying is we ought to use every drop of it, primarily for President Donald Trump agricultural friends in the Central Valley, if President Donald Trump argument in these tweets is' Stop diverting water to the Pacific and use it to fight the fires,' it's nonsensical.
I stop. My heart's racing. My inner critic is louder than ever -- great, Matt, now you're about to reap what you've sown.
We want the government to stop saying tough words and( start) making tough acts.
Translations for stop
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- stop, halte, punt, stilhouAfrikaans
- مَوْقِف, وَقْفَة, أَوْقَفَ, تَوَقَّفَ, وَقَفَ, قفArabic
- dayanacaqAzerbaijani
- прыпы́нак, спыня́цца, спыні́ццаBelarusian
- спи́рка, спи́рам, спра, прекратя́вамBulgarian
- punt, parada, oclusiva, aturar, deixar, pararCatalan, Valencian
- zastávka, ukončit, zůstat, zastavit, pobývat, skončitCzech
- stoppested, stoppe, standseDanish
- Stopper, Busstopp, Stoppball, Haltestelle, Punkt, Stopp, stoppen, aufhören, stehen bleiben, beenden, stopfen, anhalten, haltGerman
- στάση, στοπ, παύω, σταματώ, τελειώνωGreek
- haltejoEsperanto
- parada, paradero, parar, dejar, deténgaseSpanish
- peatusEstonian
- ایستگاه, ماندن, نگه داشتن, ایستادن, درنگ كردن, بستن, بازداشتن, بازایستادنPersian
- pysäytyslyönti, piste, seisake, pysäkki, stoppari, keskeytys, lopettaa, loppua, pysähtyä, pysäyttääFinnish
- arrêt, occlusive, ammorti, arrêter, s'arrêter, cesser, arrêtezFrench
- stûkjeWestern Frisian
- stad, stopIrish
- casg, crìochnaich, fan, leig seachad, cuir crìoch air, stadScottish Gaelic
- עָצַר, גמר, נגמר, סתםHebrew
- ठहरना, रुकना, रोकनाHindi
- megálló, megállít, abbamarad, megszűnik, megáll, abbahagyHungarian
- դադար, կանգառ, վերջանալ, դադարել, կանգնել, կանգ առնելArmenian
- hentiIndonesian
- punto, pulsante di arresto, fermata, registro, occlusiva, fermare, smettere, fermarsi, far smettere, stopItalian
- 停留所, バス停, 止める, 止まる, 留まる, 停止Japanese
- გაჩერება, დადგომაGeorgian
- 정류장, 구치다, 정지하다, 멈추다, 서다, 그치다, 그만Korean
- sekinîn, sekinandin, rawestandin, rawestînKurdish
- inhibeo, absisto, consistere, detineo, quiesco, desinere, sistere, desistere, cesso, cohibeo, subsistoLatin
- stotelėLithuanian
- punkts, pietura, apstātiesLatvian
- taunga, komutu, tiriwā, purupuru, tūMāori
- постојка, застанува, застанеMacedonian
- perhentian, hentiMalay
- ရပ်Burmese
- holdeplassNorwegian
- komma, occlusief, pauze, halte, puntkomma, register, stopper, stop, dubbele punt, punt, langsgaan, stoppen, blijven, deppen, stilstaan, aanhouden, verblijven, beëindigen, afbreken, ophouden, halthoudenDutch
- przystanek, zatrzymać się, zatrzymaćPolish
- oclusiva, parada, interrupção, ponto final, ponto, plosiva, obstáculo, tapar, parar, deixar, passar, tamparPortuguese
- sayayQuechua
- minge stopată, punct, stop, oclusivă, opri, terminaRomanian
- остано́в, остано́вка, кла́пан, взрывно́й согла́сный, знак препина́ния, сто́пор, ограничи́тель, останови́ться, заткну́ть, переста́ть, прекрати́ть, останови́ть, прекрати́ться, остана́вливаться, прекраща́ть, остана́вливать, прекраща́ться, затыка́ть, перестава́ть, остановиться, стоять, стопRussian
- станица, stanica, stajalište, стајалиште, zaustavljati, заустављати, зауставити, zaustavitiSerbo-Croatian
- zastávka, zastaviť, prerušiť, prestaťSlovak
- postaja, ustaviti, ustavljatiSlovene
- stopp, hållplats, punkt, stoppboll, klusil, avbryta, stanna, sluta, upphöra, stoppa, haltSwedish
- ఉండు, ఆగు, ఆపుTelugu
- หยุด, ป้ายรถเมล์Thai
- tigilTagalog
- durak, mola, durmak, durdurmak, kesmek, durTurkish
- зупи́нка, зупини́тися, зупиня́тисяUkrainian
- رکناUrdu
- bến xe, dừng lạiVietnamese
- aresterWalloon
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