STOPPERS Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

stoppers 1 of 2

noun

plural of stopper

as in seals

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verb

present tense third-person singular of stopper

as in corks

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as in plugs

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Noun

Upright and cordless vacuums have long used seals to aid suction, but robot vacuums haven’t; instead, prioritizing mobility, efficiency, and battery life.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2026
If the President gets his way, gold seals will be affixed to the outside of the finished building before the legal disputes are resolved.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of seals

Verb

Some told the Miami Herald that the ruling blocks the path to asylum and that the cases cannot be evaluated in a vacuum.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Stopgap spending bill passes House The House voted yesterday to pass a stopgap government-funding bill that temporarily blocks the White House’s proposal to give political appointees more control over federal research grants.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of blocks

Noun

More subdued options include matte black wine glasses, pumpkin vase fillers and black linen napkins, all of which can be used year after year and throughout autumn.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Messina Group’s artists include stadium-fillers like Kenny Chesney, George Strait and Ed Sheeran as well as Phoebe Bridgers, Eric Church, Zac Brown Band and Blake Shelton.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of fillers

Noun

But that gas could come in the form of the doughnut, or as puffy clouds that fill in patches of the black hole’s sky, as opposed to the shell of gas around a black hole star.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
There were patches of pink, and some of his skin was visibly breaking down.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of patches

Verb

Both the containers and lids are made from glass, and the lids are sealed with food-safe silicone that latches into place on both sides for an airtight design without leaks.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
Cici in the Sky also recommends Sabre’s portable door lock, which latches onto the strike plate to reinforce the existing lock.

— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026

Definition of latches

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