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Synonyms of STOP

Valid in Scrabble US · 6 points

STOP: definition and more

56 synonyms in 19 meanings 42 playable in Scrabble US

Synonyms of STOP by meaning

noun

  1. the event of something ending

  2. the act of stopping something

  3. a brief stay in the course of a journey

  4. the state of inactivity following an interruption

  5. a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

    Also: stop consonant, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound.

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

    Also: full stop, full point.

  7. a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens

  8. a restraint that checks the motion of something

  9. an obstruction in a pipe or tube

verb

  1. come to a halt, stop moving

  2. put an end to a state or an activity

    Also: give up, lay off.

  3. stop from happening or developing

  4. interrupt a trip

    Also: stop over.

  5. prevent completion

    Also: break off.

  6. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

    Also: turn back, hold back.

  7. seize on its way

  8. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

  9. render unsuitable for passage

    Also: block off, block up.

  10. stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

    Also: hold on.