Synonyms for stop

Found 49 synonyms across 19 meanings for “stop”.

the event of something ending (noun)

the act of stopping something (noun)

a brief stay in the course of a journey (noun)

the state of inactivity following an interruption (noun)

a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it (noun)

a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations (noun)

a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens (noun)

a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun)

an obstruction in a pipe or tube (noun)

come to a halt, stop moving (verb)

put an end to a state or an activity (verb)

stop from happening or developing (verb)

interrupt a trip (verb)

    prevent completion (verb)

    hold back, as of a danger or an enemy (verb)

    seize on its way (verb)

    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense (verb)

    render unsuitable for passage (verb)

    stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments (verb)

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