What is another word for stoppage?
Synonyms for stoppage
ˈstɒp ɪdʒstop·page
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
stoppage
Synonyms:
check, decline, delay, falling back, falling off, relapse, retrogression, stay, stopAntonyms:
advance, advancement, attainment, development, growth, improvement, increase, proficiency, progress, progression
Princeton's WordNet
arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppagenoun
the state of inactivity following an interruption
"the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
Synonyms:
hitch, verification, enlistment, limp, full stop, apprehension, hindrance, halt, impediment, chip, tab, interference, handicap, arrest, tick, check-out procedure, occlusion, confirmation, point, freeze, check mark, pinch, cheque, block, tour of duty, stop consonant, baulk, term of enlistment, diaphragm, checkout, taking into custody, duty tour, hinderance, hobble, blockage, curb, chit, stop, layover, rub, occlusive, plosive, collar, plosive speech sound, period, substantiation, stay, hang-up, tour, deterrent, encumbrance, catch, balk, stopover, plosive consonant, preventive, incumbrance, bank check, full point, preventative, snag, assay, bridle, closure, checkblockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppagenoun
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
"we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
Synonyms:
hitch, cube, blocking, full stop, layover, cloture, law of closure, halt, plosive, gag law, diaphragm, pulley-block, pulley, arrest, closing, point, closedown, plosive speech sound, occlusion, cylinder block, check, occluded front, obstruction, mental block, engine block, full point, block, blockage, stop consonant, stopover, shutdown, stop, occlusive, city block, auction block, resolution, period, stay, pulley block, catch, plosive consonant, gag rule, closure, settlementstop, stoppagenoun
the act of stopping something
"the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"
Synonyms:
plosive, period, stay, diaphragm, stop consonant, plosive speech sound, hitch, stopover, full point, full stop, catch, check, blockage, plosive consonant, occlusion, block, halt, layover, stop, occlusive, arrest, point, closure
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
stoppagenoun
Synonyms:
obstruction, hinderance, interruption, prevention
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#272 | check | |
#438 | point | |
#766 | period | |
#1001 | stay | |
#1038 | stop | |
#1080 | tour | |
#1488 | resolution | |
#1662 | block | |
#2514 | checkout | |
#3446 | delay | |
#3635 | catch | |
#3712 | chip | |
#3829 | tab | |
#4038 | closing | |
#4075 | settlement | |
#4456 | judgment | |
#5354 | confirmation | |
#5448 | verification | |
#5615 | decline | |
#7169 | closure | |
#7180 | ruling | |
#7523 | arrest | |
#7597 | collar | |
#7860 | cube | |
#8570 | cheque | |
#8624 | stopping | |
#8714 | interference | |
#8905 | blocking | |
#9443 | freeze | |
#10852 | tick | |
#11695 | preventive | |
#11832 | assay | |
#12068 | judgement | |
#12190 | shutdown | |
#12551 | curb | |
#12745 | rub | |
#12951 | handicap | |
#13959 | halt | |
#14594 | hitch | |
#15920 | limp | |
#16872 | cessation | |
#17127 | pinch | |
#17400 | interruption | |
#18389 | chit | |
#18633 | obstruction | |
#23522 | diaphragm | |
#23847 | preventative | |
#24365 | pulley | |
#25141 | relapse | |
#28533 | deterrent | |
#30578 | apprehension | |
#33033 | occlusion | |
#33918 | snag | |
#37428 | bridle | |
#37894 | blockage | |
#38554 | impediment | |
#43221 | enlistment | |
#44966 | hindrance | |
#48365 | stoppage | |
#53908 | balk | |
#54999 | stopover | |
#56554 | encumbrance | |
#59293 | cloture | |
#66783 | substantiation | |
#73621 | occlusive | |
#79190 | layover | |
#99268 | hobble | |
#140252 | plosive | |
#158119 | retrogression | |
#197935 | baulk | |
#204694 | hinderance | |
#238075 | closedown |
How to use stoppage in a sentence?
We have in our possession now something in writing about class size, it's a shame that it took a work stoppage to actually get that document.
I was disappointed by the CTU's decision to begin a work stoppage and force the cancellation of classes, we rolled up our sleeves and negotiated in good faith over a long period of time.
We saw active reversal of ventricular function, reverse remodeling, heart chambers actually got smaller and more muscular, and stoppage of fibrosis that limits the stiffness of the heart.
We're coming out of what was a pretty widespread stoppage of certain types of activity, the discretionary type of activity, by and large.
Unless there is an improvement in the government offer very soon, the stoppage will go ahead.
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