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stop
Synonyms and Antonyms of stop
- pulled out all the stops and presented the most spectacular show ever
- Let's put a stop to this nonsense.
arrest, arrestment, cease, cessation, check, close, closedown, closure, conclusion, cutoff, discontinuance, discontinuation, end, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, offset, shutdown, shutoff, stay, stoppage, surcease, termination
stop
Synonyms and Antonyms of stop
- The manufacturer will stop selling the toy and will immediately recall all the units that have already been sold.
have done with, put the kibosh on
- Traffic was stopped for over an hour by the overturned truck.
- I stopped the mouse hole with plaster.
- The music stopped but we kept on dancing.
bite the dust
Synonym Discussion of stop
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- stopped at the red light
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- by nightfall the fighting had ceased
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- the engine faltered, sputtered, then quit altogether
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- we have discontinued the manufacture of that item
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- desisted from further efforts to persuade them
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