Antonyms for stop
stɒpstop

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1. stop

   To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: "to-day I must abide at thy house," Luke xix, 5; "a settled place for thee to abide in forever," 1 Kings viii, 13; "Abide with me! fast falls the eventide," Lyte Hymn. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial, and not in approved use. Compare ENDURE; REST.

   Antonyms:
   abandon, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shun

   Synonyms:
   abide, anticipate, await, bear, bide, confront, continue, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, sojourn, stay, tarry, tolerate, wait, watch

   Preposition:
   Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.

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1. stopverb

   Antonyms:
   open, expedite, clear, broach, unseal, promote, advance, farther, continue, proceed, speed, hasten

   Synonyms:
   close, obstruct, plug, cork, bar, seal, arrest, suspend, end, rest, halt, hinder, suppress, delay, cease, terminate

2. stopnoun

   Synonyms:
   pause, cessation, intermission, rest, quietus

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Catch
   • Ending
   • Knob
   • Mechanical Device
   • Music
   • Obstruent
   • Punctuation Mark
   • Stay
   • Topographic Point

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. stop, haltnoun

   the event of something ending

   "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"

   Antonyms:
   start, get going, go, start up

   Synonyms:
   plosive, period, stay, diaphragm, stop consonant, plosive speech sound, hitch, stopover, full point, stoppage, full stop, catch, check, freeze, blockage, plosive consonant, occlusion, block, halt, layover, occlusive, arrest, point, closure

2. stop, stoppagenoun

   the act of stopping something

   "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"

   Antonyms:
   start, go, get going, start up

   Synonyms:
   plosive, period, stay, diaphragm, stop consonant, plosive speech sound, hitch, stopover, full point, stoppage, full stop, catch, check, blockage, plosive consonant, occlusion, block, halt, layover, occlusive, arrest, point, closure

3. stop, stopover, layovernoun

   a brief stay in the course of a journey

   "they made a stopover to visit their friends"

   Antonyms:
   start, go, get going, start up

   Synonyms:
   plosive, period, stay, diaphragm, way station, stop consonant, plosive speech sound, hitch, stopover, full point, stoppage, full stop, catch, check, blockage, plosive consonant, occlusion, block, halt, layover, occlusive, arrest, point, closure

4. 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"

   Antonyms:
   get going, start up, start, go

   Synonyms:
   hitch, verification, enlistment, limp, full stop, stoppage, 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, 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, check

5. stopnoun

   a spot where something halts or pauses

   "his next stop is Atlanta"

   Antonyms:
   start, start up, go, get going

   Synonyms:
   plosive, period, stay, diaphragm, stop consonant, plosive speech sound, hitch, stopover, full point, stoppage, full stop, catch, check, blockage, plosive consonant, occlusion, block, halt, layover, occlusive, arrest, point, closure

6. stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosivenoun

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

   "his stop consonants are too aspirated"

   Antonyms:
   start up, go, start, get going

   Synonyms:
   plosive, period, stay, diaphragm, stop consonant, plosive speech sound, hitch, stopover, full point, stoppage, full stop, catch, check, blockage, plosive consonant, occlusion, block, halt, layover, occlusive, arrest, point, closure

7. period, point, full stop, stop, full pointnoun

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

   "in England they call a period a stop"

   Antonyms:
   start, go, start up, get going

   Synonyms:
   hitch, occlusion, plosive, spot, menses, halt, catamenia, dot, period of time, head, full stop, gunpoint, peak, flow, plosive speech sound, diaphragm, point, point in time, blockage, percentage point, breaker point, catch, full point, stop consonant, block, menstruation, time period, stopover, layover, level, occlusive, stage, degree, pointedness, stoppage, arrest, period, power point, stay, detail, decimal point, distributor point, item, plosive consonant, geological period, compass point, menstruum, tip, closure, check

8. stopnoun

   (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes

   "the organist pulled out all the stops"

   Antonyms:
   start, start up, get going, go

   Synonyms:
   plosive, period, stay, diaphragm, stop consonant, plosive speech sound, hitch, stopover, full point, stoppage, full stop, catch, check, blockage, plosive consonant, occlusion, block, halt, layover, occlusive, arrest, point, closure

9. diaphragm, stopnoun

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

   "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"

   Antonyms:
   start up, go, start, get going

   Synonyms:
   plosive, period, stay, diaphragm, stop consonant, layover, pessary, midriff, hitch, stopover, full point, stoppage, full stop, catch, check, blockage, plosive speech sound, occlusion, block, point, halt, occlusive, arrest, plosive consonant, closure, contraceptive diaphragm

10. catch, stopnoun

    a restraint that checks the motion of something

    "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"

    Antonyms:
    start up, start, go, get going

    Synonyms:
    hitch, stoppage, apprehension, plosive speech sound, plosive, diaphragm, full stop, snap, arrest, snatch, occlusion, point, stop consonant, taking into custody, full point, block, blockage, stopover, layover, occlusive, collar, period, pinch, stay, match, halt, catch, plosive consonant, gimmick, grab, haul, closure, check

11. blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppageverb

    an obstruction in a pipe or tube

    "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

    Antonyms:
    start, go, start up, get going

    Synonyms:
    hitch, cube, blocking, full stop, stoppage, 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, occlusive, city block, auction block, resolution, period, stay, pulley block, catch, plosive consonant, gag rule, closure, settlement

12. stop, haltverb

    come to a halt, stop moving

    "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"

    Antonyms:
    start, get going, go, start up

    Synonyms:
    staunch, block, kibosh, quit, blockade, arrest, block off, end, stop over, hold back, finish, lay off, terminate, hold, barricade, check, break, give up, stanch, bar, halt, cease, block up, discontinue, hold on, intercept, turn back, break off, stem, contain

13. discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay offverb

    put an end to a state or an activity

    "Quit teasing your little brother"

    Antonyms:
    start up, start, go, get going

    Synonyms:
    spare, leave office, allow, block up, abandon, drop by the wayside, forfeit, vacate, halt, release, resign, forgo, block off, hold back, end, kick, throw in, finish, block, surrender, part with, fall by the wayside, lay off, cede, turn back, waive, throw overboard, stop over, break off, break, throw in the towel, step down, give up, depart, relinquish, blockade, hold on, deliver, arrest, bar, cease, barricade, renounce, take leave, discontinue, contain, drop out, free, chuck up the sponge, kibosh, intercept, terminate, furlough, forego, dispense with, quit, foreswear, check

14. stop, halt, block, kiboshverb

    stop from happening or developing

    "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

    Antonyms:
    start, start up, get going, go

    Synonyms:
    staunch, close up, block up, lug, halt, draw a blank, immobilise, obturate, jam, arrest, block off, intercept, end, blank out, stanch, finish, obstruct, block, deflect, impede, embarrass, hold back, lay off, turn back, stop over, break off, break, stymie, give up, forget, immobilize, stuff, occlude, stymy, freeze, blockade, hold on, bar, cease, barricade, hinder, stem, discontinue, contain, parry, kibosh, choke up, terminate, hold, quit, check

15. stop, stop oververb

    interrupt a trip

    "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence"

    Antonyms:
    start, start up, get going, go

    Synonyms:
    block, kibosh, quit, blockade, arrest, block off, end, stop over, hold back, finish, lay over, lay off, terminate, barricade, check, break, give up, bar, halt, cease, block up, discontinue, hold on, intercept, turn back, break off, contain

16. stopverb

    cause to stop

    "stop a car"; "stop the thief"

    Antonyms:
    get going, start up, start, go

    Synonyms:
    block, kibosh, quit, blockade, arrest, block off, end, stop over, hold back, finish, lay off, terminate, barricade, check, break, give up, bar, halt, cease, block up, discontinue, hold on, intercept, turn back, break off, contain

17. break, break off, discontinue, stopverb

    prevent completion

    "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

    Antonyms:
    get going, go, start, start up

    Synonyms:
    crack, break away, give way, arrest, soften, reveal, cut off, develop, give up, unwrap, conk out, block up, hold on, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, barricade, kibosh, bar, discover, chip, terminate, snap off, go, demote, break out, separate, split, give away, damp, smash, finish, interrupt, break short, offend, get out, fracture, relegate, chip off, bring out, violate, divulge, pause, cut short, let on, get around, cease, blockade, wear out, cave in, break-dance, break up, check, hold back, lay off, give out, break in, quit, give, split up, block, better, burst, go bad, breach, break off, disclose, bust, erupt, intercept, recrudesce, break dance, go against, dampen, break down, fall in, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, contain, kick downstairs, knap, part, infract, turn back, fail, come apart, bankrupt, block off, come off, expose, break, stop over, discontinue, end, intermit, halt, wear

18. check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold backverb

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

    "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"

    Antonyms:
    get going, start, go, start up

    Synonyms:
    ensure, hold on, hold in, bar, collar, jibe, incorporate, tick off, control, carry, fit, gibe, run off, hold, moderate, cop, learn, checker, barricade, check out, mark off, retain, pick up, condition, double back, assure, finish, tally, comprise, reverse, return, suss out, kibosh, check off, check over, stop over, match, check up on, cease, look into, ascertain, mark, insure, regress, forbear, go over, check, train, arrest, hold back, lay off, retrovert, quit, chase away, hold off, take, conceal, halt, block, catch, find out, see, discipline, terminate, wait, drive off, get, give up, nail, backtrack, intercept, revert, correspond, curb, restrain, keep, drive away, keep back, check into, blockade, contain, invert, bear, determine, nab, dispel, retard, crack, turn back, watch, block off, break off, see to it, break, discontinue, end, block up, tick, chequer, drive out, apprehend, agree, delay

19. intercept, stopverb

    seize on its way

    "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

    Antonyms:
    go, start, start up, get going

    Synonyms:
    intercept, block, kibosh, quit, blockade, arrest, block off, contain, end, stop over, wiretap, hold back, lay off, tap, terminate, barricade, finish, check, break, bug, give up, bar, halt, cease, block up, discontinue, hold on, break off, turn back

20. end, stop, finish, terminate, ceaseverb

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

    "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

    Antonyms:
    go, start, start up, get going

    Synonyms:
    eat up, block up, complete, sack, halt, can, arrest, give up, finish up, block off, hold back, end, give the axe, finish, block, displace, polish off, lay off, turn back, stop over, break off, break, fetch up, fire, land up, blockade, hold on, wind up, bar, cease, barricade, discontinue, contain, end up, force out, give notice, kibosh, give the sack, intercept, dismiss, terminate, send away, quit, check

21. barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, barverb

    render unsuitable for passage

    "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"

    Antonyms:
    get going, start up, go, start

    Synonyms:
    debar, block up, banish, lug, cease, immobilize, seal off, relegate, obturate, hold on, give up, jam, arrest, block off, close up, end, blank out, freeze, finish, obstruct, terminate, deflect, parry, embarrass, hold back, kibosh, lay off, draw a blank, stop over, hinder, break, impede, block, shut off, forget, exclude, stuff, stymy, break off, turn back, blockade, immobilise, bar, occlude, barricade, discontinue, halt, contain, close off, barricado, choke up, intercept, stymie, quit, check

22. hold on, stopverb

    stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

    "Hold on a moment!"

    Antonyms:
    start, start up, get going, go

    Synonyms:
    block up, stop over, halt, hang on, hang in, give up, arrest, block off, hold back, end, finish, keep, lay off, turn back, grasp, hold the line, break off, break, block, blockade, hold on, bar, cease, barricade, persist, discontinue, contain, persevere, kibosh, intercept, terminate, quit, check

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1. stopnoun

   Synonyms:
   cessation, discontinuation, surcease, pause, suspension, intermission, interception, interruption, obstruction, obstacle, impediment

2. stopverb

   Antonyms:
   continue, persist

   Synonyms:
   obstruct, close up, stanch, arrest, hinder, impede, block, stay, check, repress, restrain, suppress, deter, interrupt, suspend, thwart, preclude, intercept, impede, halt, pause, stagnate, stand, refrain from, discontinue, cease, desist, suspend, intermit, break off, forbear, lodge, tarry

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STOP

   Synonyms:
   Sonotherapy for the Treatment of Peripheral vascular disease;PharmaSonics, Inc

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. persisted

   to leave completely and finally

   Submitted by anonymous on October 7, 2019  

2. pour

   Submitted by anonymous on March 1, 2020  

How to use stop in a sentence?

1. Lise Grande:

   This is one of the biggest threats in the past 100 years to face Yemen, it's time for the parties to stop fighting each other and start fighting COVID together.

2. Mustafa Kuko:

   If he had ever expressed his ideas, we could have tried to stop it, we would have shut it down.

3. Jennifer Garrison:

   When the ovaries stop working due to menopause, they stop making a cocktail of hormones important for general health, even in healthy women, it dramatically increases the risk of stroke, heart disease, cognitive decline, insomnia, osteoporosis, weight gain, arthritis -- those are medically established facts.

4. Normally Velasquez:

   If I see someone who looks like they need help, I stop the car and ask them 'are you getting help?' and if they say no, I believe them and give them some of the items we have inside the car, we're trying to reach those no one else has.

5. Palle Jakobsen:

   Denmark's harvest is suffering from the dryness and if rain came it could stop further deterioration but probably not improve the picture, denmark may have to import more wheat in the new season from the EU.

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