| Main Entry: | stoppage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | halt, curtailment |
Synonyms: |
abeyance, arrest, blockage, check, close, closure, cutoff, deduction, discontinuance, down, downtime, hindrance, interruption, layoff, lockout, obstruction, occlusion, shutdown, sit-down, standstill, stopping, walkout |
Antonyms: |
beginning, continuation, go, start |
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | slowing or stopping |
Synonyms: |
blockage, cessation, check, checking, delay, end, halt, hindrance, inhibition, interruption, obstruction, prevention, restraining, restraint, stalling, stay, staying, stoppage, suppression, suspension |
Antonyms: |
activation, encouragement, letting go, release |
| Main Entry: | ban |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | official forbiddance |
Synonyms: |
a thou-shalt-not, boycott, censorship, don't, embargo, injunction, interdiction, limitation, no-no, off limits, out of bounds, prohibition, proscription, refusal, restriction, stoppage, suppression, taboo |
Antonyms: |
allowance, permission |
| Main Entry: | block |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction |
Synonyms: |
bar, barrier, blank wall, blockage, chunk, clog, hindrance, impediment, jam, mass, obstacle, obstruction, roadblock, snag, stop, stoppage, wall |
| 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: |
opening |
| Main Entry: | blockade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barrier |
Synonyms: |
bar, barricade, blank wall, clog, closure, embolus, encirclement, hindrance, impediment, infarct, infarction, obstacle, obstruction, restriction, roadblock, siege, snag, stop, stoppage, wall |
Antonyms: |
opening |
| Main Entry: | cessation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ending |
Synonyms: |
abeyance, arrest, break, break-off, breather, cease, ceasing, close, conclusion, cutoff, desistance, discontinuance, downtime, end, finish, freeze*, grinding halt, halt, halting, hiatus, intermission, interruption, interval, layoff, let-up, pause, recess, remission, respite, rest, screaming halt, standstill, stay, stop, stoppage, suspension, termination, time off, time-out |
Antonyms: |
beginning, commencement, start |
| Main Entry: | check |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restraint, hindrance |
Synonyms: |
blow, constraint, control, curb, damper, disappointment, frustration, grunt, harness, holdup, impediment, inhibition, limitation, obstruction, rebuff, rejection, restrainer, reversal, reverse, setback, stoppage, trouble |
Antonyms: |
aid, allowance, assistance, help, indulgence, liberation, permission |
| Main Entry: | closure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conclusion |
Synonyms: |
cease, cessation, close, closing, desistance, end, ending, finish, stop, stoppage, termination |
Antonyms: |
beginning, introduction, opening, start |
| Main Entry: | delay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deferment, interruption |
Synonyms: |
adjournment, bind, check, cooling-off period, cunctation, dawdling, demurral, detention, discontinuation, downtime, filibuster, hangup, hindrance, hold-up, holding, holding pattern, impediment, interval, jam, lag, lingering, logjam, loitering, moratorium, obstruction, postponement, problem, procrastination, prorogation, putting off, remission, reprieve, retardation, retardment, setback, showstopper, stall, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease, suspension, tarrying, tie-up, wait |
Antonyms: |
advance, dispatch, expedition, furtherance, hastening, hurry, rush, speed |
| Main Entry: | embargo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prohibition, restriction |
Synonyms: |
ban, bar, barrier, blockage, check, hindrance, impediment, interdict, interdiction, proscription, restraint, stoppage |