Synonyms of stop

Noun

1. stop, halt, ending, conclusion, finish

usage: the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"

2. stop, stoppage, act, deed, human action, human activity

usage: the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"

3. stop, stopover, layover, stay

usage: a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"

4. arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage, inaction, inactivity, inactiveness

usage: 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"

5. stop, topographic point, place, spot

usage: a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta"

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

usage: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"

7. period, point, full stop, stop, full point, punctuation, punctuation mark

usage: 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"

8. stop, knob

usage: (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"

9. diaphragm, stop, mechanical device

usage: a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"

10. catch, stop, restraint, constraint

usage: a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"

11. blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta

usage: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

Verb

1. stop, halt

usage: come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"

2. discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off

usage: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

3. stop, halt, block, kibosh, prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid

usage: stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

4. stop, stop over, interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off

usage: interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence"

5. stop

usage: cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"

6. break, break off, discontinue, stop, end, terminate

usage: prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

7. check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back, defend

usage: 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"

8. intercept, stop, catch, grab, take hold of

usage: seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

9. end, stop, finish, terminate, cease

usage: 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"

10. barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar, obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up

usage: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"

11. hold on, stop, interrupt, break

usage: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"

Definition and meaning of stop (Dictionary)