Synonyms of stemming

stemming

verb

present participle of stem

as in delaying

to stop the progress or spread of (something)

efforts to stem the dramatic decline of an endangered species

Related Words

• delaying
• halting
• stopping
• ending
• concluding
• impeding
• blocking
• hindering
• suppressing
• obstructing
• finishing
• breaking
• suspending
• completing
• damming
• holding
• blockading
• detaining
• ceasing
• holding back
• cutting off
• discontinuing
• stamping
• laying off
• shutting off
• packing (up or in)
• breaking off
• dropping
• cutting out
• closing (down)
• leaving off
• giving over
• kiboshing
• squashing
• desisting (from)
• aborting
• knocking off
• quitting
• breaking up
• canning
• arresting
• stunting
• deactivating
• checking
• squelching
• stanching
• braking
• calling
• pausing
• destroying
• turning back
• abolishing
• ruining
• staying
• scuttling
• clamping down
• killing
• dissolving
• snuffing
• reining (in)
• annulling
• demolishing

Dissimilar Words

• continuing
• carrying on
• proceeding
• advancing
• running on
• keeping up
• progressing
• driving
• stirring
• following through (with)
• propelling
• actuating
• impelling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stemming

The United Methodist Church’s Oregon-Idaho Conference will no longer hold its annual gathering in Idaho next year over safety concerns stemming in part from Idaho laws targeting transgender and nonbinary people. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026

The union behind the initiative — the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West — says the measure is critical for stemming the budgetary bleeding from recent federal cuts to healthcare. — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 26 June 2026

The role is especially exciting for Momoa for a reason stemming back to his childhood. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026

Higher electricity costs could dog incumbents Rising electricity rates stemming partially from data centers could spell trouble for the toss-up district Republicans as the politicians attempt to run on an affordability agenda against the backdrop of the Iran war. — Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026

At the time, Pasteur was primarily interested in stemming wine and beer spoilage but, in time, pasteurization would be used for milk and other products. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

Iranian officials initially imposed a partial blockade on ships through the strait as a retaliatory measure against the US-Israeli military campaign, stemming trade through the crucial waterway and sending global oil prices soaring. — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026

Bondi’s departure follows months of mounting pressure stemming largely from her handling of DOJ’s files on the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, which became a constant thorn in her side. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026

But trying is worth it, for both patients and stemming the rise of antibiotic resistance, says Jean Claude Semuto Ngabonziza, a researcher at the Rwanda Biomedical Center and study co-author. — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026