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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The ban will not stop the use of taxis completely and there will be some exemptions for people with physical disabilities, chronic illnesses and pregnancy-related needs.

From BBC

News outlets have reported that there’s evidence Nancy Guthrie’s pacemaker stopped sending data to her phone around 2 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times

None of this stopped the government from trying to push through the project.

From BBC

But the ruling came too late to stop the handover, as police in Germany had already delivered Maja T. to Hungarian authorities by helicopter in an overnight operation in 2024.

From BBC

First, if I were to stop working at 61, how would that affect my Social Security earnings record?

From MarketWatch

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Words related to stop are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word stop. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

abandon abide abstain balk bar bar barricade barriers barrier blockade block block bode brake off brake break off break off breaks up break up broke off broke up caesura cessation check checkmate choke close closure closure closing command commands conclusion concludes conclude contains contain cork crackdown cut out cuts out cut short cutting short delay delays derail destination deter destinations dies died die discontinue drop in drop dropped in dropping in dwelt dwell end end of the line ending ended up ending up ends up eventuate expire fence finish finish fielding field forbore foil forbade forbid foils forbear forbids gave in gave in gave up gives in gives in gives up give in give in/give up giving in giving in greet halt halt head off headed off heads off held off held back held back hesitate hesitated hinder hinders hold back holding off hold back/hold off holding line holds off hold the line holds back holds back holds up hold up hush immobilization immobilize impedes impede inhibits inhibiting inhibit intercepted interdict intercept interlude interfere intermission interrupt interruption intersection irregularity jaggedness keep kick kill layover leave leaves let up letting up lift linger lights lingered light 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 remain respite rest remained retardation restraint running out run out runs out seal sealing shut down shutting down sojourn sojourn stammer stammered stall stand stamp out station stave stay stay stay stay stay stifle still stopover stood stopping point stump suppress suppresses tab tackle tarry termination terminus thwart ties up ties up tie/tie up tied up tied up tie up tying up tying up unevenness visits visit wall walls wards off warded off warded ward/ward off warding wear off wore off

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