as in opens
to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions
the plumber unstopped the drain
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unstops
Verb
-
Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Steady effort opens a surprisingly easy door.
-
November 22 – December 21 Steady effort opens a surprisingly easy door.
Verb
-
This decision clears the way for more than 350,000 people to be stripped of status and expelled, many of them after having used this status over years as the basis to build stable lives all around the country, including here in NYC.
-
The ruling, issued Thursday in a consolidated case involving TPS protections for Haiti and Syria, clears the way for the administration to end deportation protections and work permits for more than 350,000 Haitians and thousands of Syrians living in the United States.
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Unstops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unstops. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
