Synonyms of stop (over)

stop (over) 1 of 2

verb

as in to stop (by or in)

Related Words

• stop (by or in)
• camp (out in)
• run (in)
• stay (at)
• pop (in)
• call (on or upon)
• drop in
• drop by
• tarry (in)
• sojourn (at)
• invade
• infest
• resort (to)
• overrun
• take in
• swarm
• hang (at)
• attend
• affect
• haunt
• patronize
• frequent
• visit
• habituate

Dissimilar Words

• avoid
• escape
• evade
• shun
• shake
• elude
• dodge
• eschew
• duck

stopover

2 of 2

noun

ˈstäp-ˌō-vər 

as in stop

a brief halt in a journey

I've been to Belgium—if you count a stopover in Brussels on my way to Istanbul

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stop
• layover
• rest
• pause
• break

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stop (over)

Noun

There will be a temptation here to opine about whether May’s decision to jilt the Wolverines after a two-year stopover is yet another sign of college athletics gone to pot, to deflect the chaos May has created and turn him into another victim of a bad system. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 22 June 2026

The development is planned within a nature reserve and one of Albania’s most valuable biodiversity areas, a key stopover for migratory birds along the Adriatic coast. — Zana Cimili, Fortune, 12 June 2026

The Vatican said the pope’s stopover in the Spanish archipelago will send a message to Europe on migration at a moment of heightened political tensions over irregular arrivals. — Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 6 June 2026

The development is planned within a nature reserve and one of Albania’s most valuable biodiversity areas, a key stopover for migratory birds along the Adriatic coast. — ABC News, 3 June 2026