Synonyms of stanch

stanch

verb

variants or staunch

as in to repress

Related Words

• repress
• suppress
• turn back
• rein (in)
• squelch
• discontinue
• suspend
• impede
• hinder
• stem
• obstruct
• choke off
• cut off
• terminate
• stunt
• squash
• detain
• clog
• halt
• call
• end
• dam
• conclude
• stop
• snag
• block
• hold back
• balk
• hold
• check
• still
• baffle
• arrest
• stay
• pull up
• blockade
• draw up
• stall
• catch
• bottleneck
• bring up
• hold up
• fetch up

Dissimilar Words

• continue
• keep (on)
• persist
• carry on
• run on
• proceed
• keep up
• move
• advance
• march
• go along
• follow through (with)
• progress
• push
• fare
• stir
• spur
• propel
• drive
• budge
• wend
• impel
• actuate
• goad

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stanch

One, a pediatric ER doctor, wrapped his arm in a makeshift tourniquet and stuffed the wound to staunch the bleeding while others called for help. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026

The victim collapsed, and friends tried to stanch the bleeding, the suit says. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026

Since the war, the online process has been discontinued, and the government, ostensibly to stanch the black market, demands that people present identity documents when buying cylinders. — Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026

Security guards from a nearby nightclub rushed to help the girl with what looked like napkins to try to stanch the bleeding. — CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026

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