Synonyms of stop

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verb (1)

1

as in to cease

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end

the manufacturer will stop selling the toy and will immediately recall all the units that have already been sold

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cease
• halt
• end
• quit
• discontinue
• delay
• drop
• conclude
• break
• suspend
• finish
• can
• cut off
• shut off
• desist (from)
• lay off
• check
• cut out
• leave off
• break off
• pack (up or in)
• break up
• have done with
• give over
• knock off
• pause
• complete
• block
• ruin
• put the kibosh on
• stay
• suppress
• impede
• close (down)
• hinder
• obstruct
• hold
• abort
• deactivate
• detain
• call
• destroy
• brake
• hold back
• stem
• kill
• dam
• arrest
• scuttle
• abolish
• blockade
• turn back
• squelch
• dissolve
• stamp
• demolish
• stunt
• staunch
• rein (in)
• stanch
• clamp down
• squash
• snuff
• annul
• kibosh

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continue
• proceed
• carry on
• keep up
• run on
• advance
• progress
• drive
• follow through (with)
• stir
• propel
• actuate
• impel

2

as in to halt

to bring (something) to a standstill

traffic was stopped for over an hour by the overturned truck

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in to fill

to close up so that no empty spaces remain

I stopped the mouse hole with plaster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fill
• pack
• plug
• block
• dam
• seal
• stuff
• obstruct
• close (off)
• bung
• choke
• clog
• occlude
• congest
• jam
• clot
• repack
• caulk
• chink
• restuff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shovel
• hollow (out)
• excavate
• scoop (out)

4

as in to end

to come to an end

the music stopped but we kept on dancing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cease
• end
• halt
• conclude
• expire
• go
• pass
• terminate
• finish
• die
• close
• discontinue
• determine
• quit
• stall
• lapse
• elapse
• leave off
• wind up
• break off
• let up
• break up
• wink (out)
• bite the dust
• dead-end
• refrain (from)
• pause
• desist (from)
• stay
• suspend
• lay off (of)
• cut out
• pack (up or in)
• break down
• knock off
• give over
• abate
• wind down
• peter (out)
• conk (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continue
• persist
• hang on
• extend
• prolong
• draw out
• protract

5

as in to overcome

to achieve a victory over

they were eventually stopped by the best team in the league

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcome
• defeat
• take
• master
• get
• beat
• worst
• best
• conquer
• dispatch
• subdue
• surmount
• lick
• succeed
• prevail (over)
• triumph (over)
• get around
• win (against)
• get the better of
• upend
• overbear
• trim
• finish
• do down
• overwhelm
• bury
• overmatch
• skunk
• sweep
• slaughter
• better
• crush
• upset
• surpass
• knock for a loop
• exceed
• break
• blow out
• annihilate
• whip
• flatten
• blow away
• nose out
• clobber
• bomb
• edge (out)
• flourish
• excel
• top
• score
• cream
• smoke
• snow under
• vanquish
• rout
• cap
• subjugate
• overpower
• skin
• unseat
• trounce
• overthrow
• thrash
• outdo
• transcend
• pip
• knock over
• outshine
• drub
• outstrip
• wax
• outdistance
• wallop
• shellac
• eclipse
• knock off
• ace (out)
• overtop
• outfight

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose (to)
• fall
• fail
• give up
• go down
• collapse
• go under
• fold
• wash out
• flunk
• flop

stop

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noun

1

as in break

a brief halt in a journey

our guide called for a stop at the trail hut so we could eat and rest a bit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• break
• pause
• rest
• stopover
• layover

2

as in station

a regular stopping place

had lunch on a picnic table at a shady rest stop along the highway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• station
• depot
• way station
• terminal
• stopover
• layover
• outstation

3

as in obstacle

something that makes movement or progress difficult

pulled out all the stops and presented the most spectacular show ever

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obstacle
• hurdle
• let
• obstruction
• embarrassment
• barrier
• interference
• block
• hindrance
• impediment
• chain
• deterrent
• burden
• inhibition
• stumbling block
• balk
• load
• cramp
• handicap
• delay
• clog
• shackles
• drag
• encumbrance
• hitch
• constraint
• brake
• catch
• bar
• curb
• rub
• trammel
• danger
• arrest
• crimp
• blockade
• rein
• holdback
• stone wall
• stoppage
• manacle
• fetter
• blockage
• disadvantage
• snag
• restraint
• stall
• brick wall
• difficulty
• check
• hazard
• embargo
• hobble
• bit
• hardship
• drawback
• peril
• holdup
• reef
• adversity
• cumber

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incentive
• impetus
• spur
• stimulus
• catalyst
• advantage
• break
• help
• edge
• assistance
• aid
• goad
• benefit
• stimulant
• boost
• handmaiden
• handmaid

4

as in halt

the stopping of a process or activity

put a stop to this nonsense

Synonyms & Similar Words

• halt
• cessation
• ending
• end
• close
• cease
• conclusion
• closure
• stay
• finish
• shutdown
• arrest
• stoppage
• termination
• offset
• discontinuance
• discontinuation
• cutoff
• expiration
• check
• shutoff
• lapse
• pause
• closedown
• surcease
• arrestment
• suspension
• interruption
• standstill
• break
• phaseout
• moratorium
• mop-up
• abeyance
• letup
• layoff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuation
• continuance
• extension
• persistence
• prolongation

stop (by or in)

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verb (2)

as in to visit

to make a brief visit

stop by on your way to the game so we can go there together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• visit
• pop (in)
• run (over)
• run in
• step in
• drop in
• drop by
• come over
• call
• see
• come by
• happen (by)
• resort (to)
• look up
• barge (in)
• hang (at)
• bop (into)
• haunt
• frequent

stop (up)

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verb (3)

as in to block

to prevent passage through by filling with something

clear the leaves out of the rain gutters so they don't stop up the downspouts again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• block
• obstruct
• gum (up)
• plug (up)
• fill
• jam
• occlude
• choke
• dam
• stuff
• clog
• congest
• flood
• clot
• pack
• stopple
• cork
• overwhelm
• fur
• gridlock
• stopper
• silt
• bung
• spile
• inundate
• swamp
• glut

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• open (up)
• free
• scoop (out)
• clear
• hollow (out)
• unplug
• excavate
• unblock
• unclog
• unstop
• lighten
• empty

Phrases Containing stop

• stop (by or in)
• stop (up)