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15 thesaurus results for: stop
Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | stop |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Synonyms: | cessative, in abeyance, stopping |
Synonym Collection v1.1
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | stop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | The act of stopping. |
| Synonyms: | cessation, check, cut-off, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt, stay, stoppage, surcease |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | stop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | The condition of being stopped. |
| Synonyms: | cessation, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt, standstill, stoppage, surcease |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | stop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Synonyms: | abscission, armistice, avast, cessation, discontinuation, hiatus, impediment, interception, intermission, interruption, obstacle, obstruction, obturation, occlusion, oppilation, pause, quiescence, standstill, stasis, stoppage, surcease, suspension, termination |
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | stop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To come to a cessation. |
| Synonyms: | arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, halt, leave off, quit, stall, surcease, halt |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | stop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation. |
| Synonyms: | arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, halt, stall, stay, surcease, bring to a standstill, call a halt to, put a stop to |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | stop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Synonyms: | accost, adjourn, anchor, arrest, bar, barricade, behold, block, blockade, brake, break, break off, caesura, calk, call, catch, caulk, cease, cessation, check, checkmate, choke, circumvent, clog, close, close up, conclude, conclusion, cork, curb, cutoff, dam, defeat, delay, desist, detain, deter, discontinue, embar, end, finish, forbear, forbear:lodge, halt, hinder, hindrance, impede, intercept, intermission, intermit, interrupt, interruption, layover, lull, obstacle, obstruct, obstruction, obturate, occlude, oppilate, pause, period, plug, postpone, preclude, pretermit, prevent, prohibit, put an end to, quit, refrainfrom, repel, repress, restrain, roadblock, sojourn, stagnate, stall, stanch, stand, standstill, station, staunch, stay, stem, stifle, suppress, surcease, suspend, tarry, terminate, thwart, waylay, withhold, continue, persist |
Synonym Collection v1.1
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | abandon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To cease trying to accomplish or continue. |
| Synonyms: | break off, desist, discontinue, give up, leave off, quit, relinquish, remit, call it a day, call it quits, hang up one's fiddle, have done with, throw in the towel |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage. |
| Synonyms: | barricade, barrier, block, blockage, clog, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, snag, traverse, wall |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | break |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To desist from, cease, or discontinue (a habit, for example). |
| Synonyms: | cut out, give up, leave off |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | end |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | A concluding or terminating. |
| Synonyms: | cease, cessation, close, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consummation, ending, end of the line, finish, period, stopping point, termination, terminus, wind-up, wrap-up |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | fill |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To plug up something, as a hole, space, or container. |
| Synonyms: | block, choke, clog, close, congest, cork, plug |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | plug |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | Something used to fill a hole, space, or container. |
| Synonyms: | choke, cork, fill, stopper |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | tie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To cause to cease regular activity. |
| Synonyms: | idle, immobilize, tie up, bring to a screeching halt |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | visit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize. |
| Synonyms: | call, come by, come over, drop by, drop in, look in, look up, pop in, run in, see, pay a visit |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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