186 Synonyms & Antonyms For STOP

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Definitions stop [stop] / stɒp / NOUN end, halt; impediment Synonyms STRONGEST bar block break conclusion pause STRONG barricade blockade cease cessation check close closing control cutoff discontinuation ending fence finish freeze hindrance layoff letup lull plug roadblock standstill stay stoppage termination wall WEAK blank wall breakoff brick wall desistance grinding halt screeching halt Antonyms STRONGEST continuation STRONG advance aid assistance beginning commencement go help initiation introduction opening start NOUN visit; place of rest Synonyms STRONGEST break destination halt stage station stopover STRONG depot rest sojourn stay termination terminus VERB bring or come to a halt or end Synonyms STRONGEST break cease close drop end halt hold kill pause put an end to quit stall stand stay STRONG conclude desist discontinue finish refrain scrub tarry terminate WEAK be over blow off break off call it a day cold turkey come to a standstill cool it cut out cut short draw up hang it up pull up quit cold run its course shut down sign off wind up wrap up Antonyms STRONGEST advance allow begin commence continue do go initiate release start STRONG carry on introduce restart WEAK encourage VERB prevent, hold back Synonyms STRONGEST arrest avoid bar block break check close disrupt intercept interrupt stall stay stem suspend STRONG bottle choke clog congest fill fix forestall frustrate gag hinder hush impede muzzle obstruct occlude plug repress restrain seal silence staunch still stopper WEAK choke off cut off put a stop to rein in shut down shut off shut out throw over turn off ward off Antonyms STRONGEST abet advance aid allow cause continue encourage go help let go open permit release STRONG assist clear disturb facilitate forward free liberate promote support unblock WEAK begin start

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A sweep of Japanese islands called the Ryukyus arcs southwest, stopping just short of Taiwan.

From The Wall Street Journal

Maybe, if this had been the only war in 2025, the outside world would have done more to stop it; but it wasn't.

From BBC

In a library in the Philippines, a dice rattles on the surface of a board before coming to a stop, putting one of its players straight into the path of a powerful typhoon.

From Barron's

Some members of the Chinese community witnessed the destruction but police prevented them from reaching the lookout to stop it, according to videos published by local media.

From Barron's

He stops the poacher from leaving, simply by continuing to block his path.

From BBC

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abandon abide abstain balk barriers bar bar barricade barrier block block blockade bode brake off brake break off break off breaks up break up broke up broke off caesura cessation check checkmate choke close closure closure closing command commands conclude concludes conclusion contain contains cork crackdown cut out cut short cuts out cutting short delays delay derail destination destinations deter dies died die discontinue dropping in dropped in drop in drop dwell dwelt ending ending up end ended up end of the line ends up eventuate expire fence fielding field finish finish foils foil forbid forbade forbear forbids forbore gave in gave in gave up give in give in/give up gives in gives in giving in giving in gives up greet halt halt head off headed off heads off hesitate hesitated hinders hold back holding line held off held back held back hold back/hold off holding off hinder hush holds back holds back hold the line holds off holds up hold up immobilize impede impedes immobilization inhibiting inhibit inhibits intercepted intercept interdict interfere interlude interrupt interruption intersection intermission irregularity jaggedness keep kill kick layover leave leaves letting up let up lights lift light linger lingered lingers lodge look-in lull muzzle never mind obstruction obstruct outlaw pass period peter out plug point preclude prevent prevents pulled out pull out quell quelled quiet ran out recess refrain refrained remained remain respite rest retardation restraint running out run out runs out seal sealing shut down shutting down sojourn sojourn stall stammer stamp out stand stammered stay stay stay stay stay stave station stifle still stood stopping point stopover stump suppress suppresses tab tackle tarry termination terminus thwart tie/tie up tie up tied up tied up ties up ties up tying up tying up unevenness visit visits walls wall warding ward/ward off warded warded off wards off wear off wore off

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