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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: | abandon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave behind, relinquish |
| Synonyms: | abdicate, back out, bail out*, bow out*, chicken out*, cop out*, cut loose*, desert, discard, discontinue, ditch*, drop, drop out, duck*, dump*, dust*, leave, opt out, pull out, quit, screw*, stop, surrender, throw over*, vacate, walk out on, withdraw, yield, flake out, fly the coop, give up the ship, kiss goodbye, leg it, let go, run out on, ship out, storm out, take a powder, take a walk, wash hands of |
| Antonyms: | cherish, defend, keep, pursue, retain, support |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop temporarily and wait for |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, bide, expect, linger, pause, remain, rest, sojourn, stay, stop, tarry, wait, stick around* |
| Antonyms: | carry on, continue, go, move |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | balk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | thwart |
| Synonyms: | baffle, bar, beat, check, circumvent, counteract, cramp, cramp one's style, dash, defeat, disappoint, disconcert, foil, forestall, frustrate, hinder, obstruct, prevent, ruin, stall, stop, throw a curve, throw monkey wrench in, upset the apple cart |
| Antonyms: | aid, help, make easier |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barrier; blockage |
| Synonyms: | barricade, block, clog, deterrent, encumbrance, fence, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, pale, rail, railing, restraint, road block, snag, stop, stumbling block, traverse, wall, blank wall |
| Antonyms: | advantage, aid, help |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prohibit |
| Synonyms: | ban, boycott, circumvent, condemn, debar, deny, disallow, discountenance, discourage, eliminate, enjoin, except, exclude, exile, forbid, frustrate, hinder, interdict, interfere, limit, obstruct, ostracize, outlaw, override, preclude, prevent, refuse, reject, restrain, rule out, segregate, shut out, stop, suspend, freeze out, keep out |
| Antonyms: | advocate, allow, open, permit |
| 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: | barrier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction |
| Synonyms: | bar, barricade, blockade, bound, boundary, confines, curtain, ditch, enclosure, fence, fortification, gully, hurdle, impediment, limit, moat, obstacle, pale, palisade, railing, rampart, roadblock, stop, trench, wall, blank wall |
| Antonyms: | opening |
| Main Entry: | block |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction |
| Synonyms: | bar, barrier, chunk, clog, hindrance, impediment, jam, mass, obstacle, obstruction, roadblock, snag, stop, stoppage, wall, blank wall, blockage |
| 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: | 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 |
| 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 off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | end activity |
| Synonyms: | cease, desist, discontinue, end, finish, halt, pause, stop, suspend, terminate |
| Antonyms: | begin, start |
| 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: | check |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hinder, restrain |
| Synonyms: | arrest, baffle, bar, bit, bottleneck*, bridle, checkmate, choke, circumvent, constrain, control, counteract, curb, cut short, delay, discourage, foil, frustrate, halt, harness, hold, hold back, impede, inhibit, interrupt, limit, moderate, neutralize, nip in the bud*, obstruct, obviate, pause, preclude, prevent, rebuff, reduce, repress, repulse, retard, snub, squelch, stay, stop, suppress, tame, terminate, thwart, withhold, hold down, hold in, keep back, play for time, rein in, slacken pace, slow down |
| Antonyms: | aid, allow, assist, expedite, help, indulge, liberate, permit |
* = 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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