Synonyms of stopping

stopping 1 of 3

adjective

as in passing

Related Words

• passing
• finishing
• ending
• dying
• terminating
• ceasing
• closing
• concluding
• lapsing
• discontinuing
• quitting
• desisting
• expiring
• winding up
• leaving off
• subsiding
• dying (down)
• waning
• abating
• moderating
• ebbing
• letting up

Dissimilar Words

• remaining
• leftover
• residual
• lingering
• continuing
• lasting
• persisting
• enduring
• abiding
• holding up
• keeping up
• biding
• holding on
• running on
• perduring

stopping

2 of 3

noun

as in halting

Related Words

• halting
• abolition
• ending
• abolishment
• termination
• neutralization
• surrender
• invalidation
• nullification
• annulment
• calling
• relinquishment
• dropping
• abortion
• revocation
• rescission
• voidance
• recall
• repeal
• cancellation
• giving up
• abandonment
• rollback
• reversal
• calling off
• recision

Dissimilar Words

• continuation
• beginning
• initiation
• engagement
• undertaking
• commencement

stopping

3 of 3

verb

present participle of stop

1

as in ceasing

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in stalling

to bring (something) to a standstill

traffic was stopped for over an hour by the overturned truck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• halting
• stalling
• catching
• blocking
• checking
• arresting
• staying
• hindering
• stilling
• impeding
• suspending
• holding
• obstructing
• pulling up
• bringing up
• drawing up
• ending
• holding up
• stemming
• snagging
• detaining
• blockading
• clogging
• balking
• terminating
• fetching up
• concluding
• holding back
• suppressing
• discontinuing
• cutting off
• damming
• baffling
• calling
• bottlenecking
• repressing
• squashing
• stunting
• turning back
• squelching
• reining (in)
• stanching
• choking off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• keeping (on)
• persisting
• carrying on
• moving
• proceeding
• keeping up
• advancing
• running on
• progressing
• marching
• pushing
• driving
• going along
• stirring
• following through (with)
• spurring
• propelling
• faring
• wending
• actuating
• impelling
• goading
• budging

3

as in filling

to close up so that no empty spaces remain

I stopped the mouse hole with plaster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filling
• packing
• plugging
• blocking
• sealing
• damming
• bunging
• obstructing
• stuffing
• closing (off)
• clogging
• jamming
• occluding
• choking
• clotting
• congesting
• repacking
• caulking
• restuffing
• chinking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excavating
• shoveling
• scooping (out)
• hollowing (out)

4

as in ending

to come to an end

the music stopped but we kept on dancing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• halting
• ceasing
• concluding
• expiring
• passing
• finishing
• terminating
• going
• dying
• closing
• stalling
• determining
• discontinuing
• lapsing
• elapsing
• quitting
• breaking off
• leaving off
• winking (out)
• winding up
• letting up
• breaking up
• pausing
• dead-ending
• biting the dust
• staying
• suspending
• refraining (from)
• laying off (of)
• packing (up or in)
• cutting out
• knocking off
• giving over
• desisting (from)
• breaking down
• abating
• winding down
• petering (out)
• conking (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• persisting
• hanging on
• extending
• prolonging
• drawing out
• protracting

5

as in defeating

to achieve a victory over

they were eventually stopped by the best team in the league

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeating
• overcoming
• taking
• mastering
• beating
• getting
• conquering
• dispatching
• subduing
• surmounting
• licking
• succeeding
• trimming
• prevailing (over)
• winning (against)
• upending
• triumphing (over)
• getting around
• finishing
• overmatching
• besting
• getting the better of
• worsting
• doing down
• overbearing
• burying
• sweeping
• crushing
• slaughtering
• scoring
• skunking
• whipping
• surpassing
• exceeding
• overwhelming
• annihilating
• knocking for a loop
• capping
• flattening
• upsetting
• excelling
• bombing
• breaking
• routing
• clobbering
• creaming
• topping
• blowing out
• subjugating
• overthrowing
• smoking
• thrashing
• flourishing
• vanquishing
• blowing away
• edging (out)
• nosing out
• skinning
• pipping
• unseating
• trouncing
• transcending
• walloping
• overpowering
• outdoing
• waxing
• bettering
• outshining
• eclipsing
• knocking over
• drubbing
• shellacking
• outstripping
• outdistancing
• knocking off
• outfighting
• snowing under
• overtopping
• acing (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing (to)
• falling
• going down
• failing
• giving up
• collapsing
• folding
• going under
• flopping
• washing out
• flunking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stopping

Noun

But the show already had a natural stopping point coming up that would be appropriate, storytelling-wise. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

For many, the facility is a brief stopping point, a revolving door before they’re moved to another facility or readied for a flight out of the country. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026

In the 1820s, the town became a stopping-off point for people headed west. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026

For example, the vehicle may need longer to reach a safe stopping point while traveling on a highway. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

They are known as optimal stopping problems, and at their heart sits a deceptively simple question. — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Its recommendation algorithms learn what keeps users watching, infinite scroll eliminates the natural stopping point and autoplay serves up the next video without waiting to be asked. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Simply apologizing for stopping does seem like expanding on the original intrusion. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

Criticism has been directed at goalkeeper Robert Sanchez for his weak shot-stopping on both Fulham goals. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Verb

But Hurts threw incomplete on first down, wasting only four seconds and stopping the clock. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

The crackdown extended beyond the protest venue, with police stopping buses, cars and other vehicles at checkpoints on routes into the capital and searching for demonstrators. — Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

To state the obvious, the foliage this time of year is downright show-stopping. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026

Explore classes on stopping spam, phone security, financial protection and using AI to get better healthcare. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Executive chef Gil Dumoulin often makes the rounds in the dining room, stopping to discuss the food with guests, which is a nice touch. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

This is not an argument for fear or for stopping useful innovation. — Babajide Ojuola, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

The defensive line is generating pressure in the passing game and doing an admirable job stopping the run. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

The district previously stretched from the Oregon-California border down through Sutter County before stopping right before the Sacramento International Airport. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026