Synonyms for stop
56 synonyms found - words and phrases with similiar meaning. Definitionverb
- put an end to a state or an activity
- prevent completion
- stop from happening or developing
- render unsuitable for passage
- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
- stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
- interrupt a trip
- seize on its way
- come to a halt, stop moving
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- cause to stop
noun
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- the act of stopping something
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- a restraint that checks the motion of something
- a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
- a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
- the event of something ending
- a brief stay in the course of a journey
- a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- a spot where something halts or pauses
- (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes