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| Main Entry: | stop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | end, halt; impediment |
| Synonyms: | bar, barricade, block, blockade, break, break off, cease, cessation, check, close, conclusion, control, ending, fence, finish, freeze*, hindrance, layoff, letup, lull, pause, plug, roadblock*, standstill, stay, stoppage, termination, wall, blank wall, brick wall, closing, cutoff, desistance, discontinuation, grinding halt, screeching halt |
| Antonyms: | beginning, continuation, go, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring or come to a halt or end |
| Synonyms: | break, break off, cease, close, cold turkey*, conclude, cut out*, cut short, desist, discontinue, draw up, drop, end, finish, halt, hold, kill, pause, pull up, quit, refrain, scrub*, shut down, stall, stand, stay, tarry, terminate, wind up*, wrap up*, be over, blow off*, call it a day, come to a standstill, cool it, hang it up, put an end to, quit cold, run its course, sign off |
| Antonyms: | advance, begin, continue, go, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | visit; place of rest |
| Synonyms: | break, depot, destination, halt, rest, sojourn, stage, station, stay, stopover, termination, terminus |
| Main Entry: | stop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent, hold back |
| Synonyms: | arrest, avoid, bar, block, bottle, break, check, choke, clog, close, cut off, disrupt, fill, fix, forestall, frustrate, gag, hinder, hush, impede, intercept, interrupt, muzzle, obstruct, occlude, plug, repress, restrain, seal, shut down, shut out, silence, stall, staunch, stay, stem, still, stopper, suspend, throw over, turn off, choke off, congest, put a stop to, rein in, shut off, ward off |
| Antonyms: | allow, continue, encourage |
| Main Entry: | abstain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold back from doing |
| Synonyms: | abjure, abnegate, avoid, cease, constrain, curb, decline, deny oneself, do without, eschew, evade, fast, fence-sit, forbear, forgo, give the go by, give up, go on the wagon, keep from, pass, pass up, quit, refrain, refuse, renounce, shun, sit on one's hands, sit on the fence, sit out, spurn, starve, stop, take the cure, take the pledge, withhold |
| Antonyms: | indulge, use |
| Main Entry: | barricade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blocking object |
| Synonyms: | bar, barrier, block, blockade, bulwark, fence, obstruction, palisade, rampart, roadblock, stockade, stop, wall, blank wall |
| Antonyms: | opening |
| Main Entry: | block |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obstruct |
| Synonyms: | arrest, bar, barricade, block out, blockade, brake, catch, charge, check, choke, clog, close, close out, cut off, dam, deter, fill, halt, hinder, hold up, impede, intercept, occlude, plug, prevent, shut out, stall, stonewall, stop, stopper, stymie, tackle, thwart, close off, congest, hang up*, interfere with, shut off*, stop up, take out of play |
| Notes: | a bloc is a group of countries in special alliance while a block is an obstruction, an interruption, or a rectangular area or shape |
| Antonyms: | let up, open, let go, unblock |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blockade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barrier |
| Synonyms: | bar, barricade, clog, closure, hindrance, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, restriction, roadblock, snag, stop, stoppage, wall, blank wall, embolus, encirclement, infarct, infarction, siege |
| Antonyms: | opening |
| Main Entry: | brake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | check; stop |
| Synonyms: | bar, block, dam, decelerate, halt, hinder, impede, moderate, obstruct, slacken, slow, stop, reduce speed, slow down |
| Antonyms: | accelerate |
| Main Entry: | break up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | end relationship, activity |
| Synonyms: | adjourn, disassemble, disband, dismantle, disperse, disrupt, dissolve, divide, divorce, end, halt, part, scatter, separate, sever, split, stop, sunder, suspend, terminate, put an end to, take apart |
| Antonyms: | reconcile |
| Main Entry: | cessation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ending |
| Synonyms: | abeyance, arrest, break, breather*, cease, close, conclusion, discontinuance, downtime*, end, finish, freeze*, halt, halting, hiatus, intermission, interruption, interval, layoff*, pause, recess, remission, respite, rest, standstill, stay, stop, stoppage, suspension, termination, time off, time-out*, break-off, ceasing, cutoff, desistance, grinding halt, let-up, screaming halt |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | choke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | smother, block |
| Synonyms: | asphyxiate, bar, check, clog, close, constrict, dam, die, drown, fill, gag, gasp, kill, noose, obstruct, occlude, overpower, retard, squeeze, stifle, stop, stopper, strangle, stuff, stunt, suffocate, suppress, throttle, wring, congest, garrote, gibbet, strangulate |
| Antonyms: | release, unblock, unconstrict |
| Main Entry: | close |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ending |
| Synonyms: | adjournment, cease, cessation, completion, conclusion, culmination, denouement, end, finale, finish, period, stop, termination, desistance, windup |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, opening, start |
| Main Entry: | crackdown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restraint |
| Synonyms: | crush, end, repression, stop, strike, suppression, clampdown |
| Main Entry: | cut out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | excise, remove |
| Synonyms: | carve, cease, delete, displace, eliminate, exclude, extirpate, extract, oust, pull out, sever, stop, supersede, supplant, usurp, exsect, give up, refrain from |
| Antonyms: | add, include |
| Main Entry: | cut short |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop earlier than intended |
| Synonyms: | abbreviate, abort, abridge, break off, check, checkmate, clip, curtail, diminish, end, finish, freeze, halt, hinder, intercept, interrupt, postpone, quit, shorten, stop, terminate, break short, bring to an end; leave unfinished, put a stop to, stop cold, stop dead, stop short |
| Antonyms: | continue, lengthen, prolong |
| Main Entry: | delay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deferment, interruption |
| Synonyms: | adjournment, bind, check, detention, downtime*, filibuster, hindrance, holding pattern, impediment, interval, jam, lag, moratorium, obstruction, postponement, problem, remission, reprieve, setback, stall, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease, suspension, wait, cooling-off period, cunctation, dawdling, demurral, discontinuation, hangup, hold-up, holding, lingering, logjam, loitering, procrastination, prorogation, putting off, retardation, retardment, showstopper, tarrying, tie-up |
| Antonyms: | advance, dispatch, expedition, furtherance, hurry, rush, speed, hastening |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | destination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | goal; place one wants to go |
| Synonyms: | aim, ambition, design, end, harbor, haven, intention, journey's end, landing-place, object, objective, purpose, resting-place, station, stop, target, terminal, terminus |
| Antonyms: | beginning, source, start |
| Main Entry: | deter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | check, inhibit from action |
| Synonyms: | avert, block, caution, chill, cool, damp, dampen, daunt, debar, discourage, dissuade, divert, forestall, frighten, hinder, impede, intimidate, obstruct, obviate, preclude, prevent, prohibit, put off, restrain, rule out, scare, shut out, stave off, stop, turn off, warn, act like a wet blanket, disadvise, forfend, put a damper on, talk out of, throw cold water on |
| Antonyms: | encourage, instigate, persuade, promote, stimulate, support, turn on, urge, put on to |
| Main Entry: | discontinue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent activity from going on |
| Synonyms: | abandon, break off*, cease, close, desist, disconnect, disjoin, disunite, drop, end, finish, halt, interpose, interrupt, intervene, kill, knock off*, leave off, part, pause, quit, scrub, separate, stop, surcease, suspend, terminate, bag it, blow off*, call it quits, dissever, give over, give up, put an end to, refrain from |
| Antonyms: | carry on, continue, restart, retry |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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