What are some alternative words for stoppage?
Synonyms for stoppage
ˈstɒp ɪdʒ
This thesaurus page is about all possible synonyms, equivalent, same meaning and similar words for the term stoppage.
Princeton's WordNet
arrest, 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, 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, stop, 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, checkblockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage(noun)
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, 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, stop, occlusive, city block, auction block, resolution, period, stay, pulley block, catch, plosive consonant, gag rule, closure, settlementstop, 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, full stop, catch, check, blockage, plosive consonant, occlusion, block, halt, layover, stop, occlusive, arrest, point, closure
English Synonyms and Antonyms
stoppage
Synonyms:
check, decline, delay, falling back, falling off, relapse, retrogression, stay, stopAntonyms:
advance, advancement, attainment, development, growth, improvement, increase, proficiency, progress, progression
Dictionary of English Synonymes
stoppage(n.)
Synonyms:
obstruction, hinderance, interruption, prevention
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#272 | check | |
#438 | point | |
#766 | period | |
#1001 | stay | |
#1038 | stop | |
#1080 | tour | |
#1488 | resolution | |
#1662 | block | |
#2514 | checkout | |
#3446 | delay | |
#3635 | catch | |
#3712 | chip | |
#3829 | tab | |
#4038 | closing | |
#4075 | settlement | |
#4456 | judgment | |
#5354 | confirmation | |
#5448 | verification | |
#5615 | decline | |
#7169 | closure | |
#7180 | ruling | |
#7523 | arrest | |
#7597 | collar | |
#7860 | cube | |
#8570 | cheque | |
#8624 | stopping | |
#8714 | interference | |
#8905 | blocking | |
#9443 | freeze | |
#10852 | tick | |
#11695 | preventive | |
#11832 | assay | |
#12068 | judgement | |
#12190 | shutdown | |
#12551 | curb | |
#12745 | rub | |
#12951 | handicap | |
#13959 | halt | |
#14594 | hitch | |
#15920 | limp | |
#16872 | cessation | |
#17127 | pinch | |
#17400 | interruption | |
#18389 | chit | |
#18633 | obstruction | |
#23522 | diaphragm | |
#23847 | preventative | |
#24365 | pulley | |
#25141 | relapse | |
#28533 | deterrent | |
#30578 | apprehension | |
#33033 | occlusion | |
#33918 | snag | |
#37428 | bridle | |
#37894 | blockage | |
#38554 | impediment | |
#43221 | enlistment | |
#44966 | hindrance | |
#48365 | stoppage | |
#53908 | balk | |
#54999 | stopover | |
#56554 | encumbrance | |
#59293 | cloture | |
#66783 | substantiation | |
#73621 | occlusive | |
#79190 | layover | |
#99268 | hobble | |
#140252 | plosive | |
#158119 | retrogression | |
#197935 | baulk | |
#204694 | hinderance | |
#238075 | closedown |
How to use stoppage in a sentence?
Our government will review all available options to end any work-stoppage expediently, up to and including the introduction of legislation in Parliament.
Unless there is an improvement in the government offer very soon, the stoppage will go ahead.
There are a couple of dozen industrial plants which are insuring their property, (potential) losses from stoppage in production, cargoes, liability etc.
We have in our possession now something in writing about class size, it's a shame that it took a work stoppage to actually get that document.
Several companies are offering furloughs, paid leave and longer stoppage times around the Carnival holiday to try and protect jobs. But clearly we have excess workers.
Translations for stoppage
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for stoppage »
Translation
Find a translation for the stoppage synonym in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:
"stoppage." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2021. Web. 28 Feb. 2021. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/stoppage>.