stops Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- discontinues
- breaks-off
- cuts-off
- gives-over
- leaves-off
- delays
- checks
- suspends
- lays-off
- packs-up-or-in-
- desists-from-
- breaks
- cans
- concludes
- has-done-with
- shuts-off
- blocks
- drops
- pauses
- finishes
- breaks-up
- knocks-off
- cuts-out
- completes
Weak:
- arrests
- reins-in-
- suppresses
- staunches
- aborts
- kiboshes
- holds
- clamps-down
- blockades
- stays
- stamps
- stems
- puts-the-kibosh-on
- deactivates
- impedes
- turns-back
- scuttles
- kills
- ruins
- closes-down-
- squelches
- snuffs
- demolishes
- dissolves
- squashes
- obstructs
- destroys
- holds-back
- stunts
- brakes
- hinders
- detains
- dams
- calls
- abolishes
- annuls
stops Meaning
stops (n)
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
stops Sentence Examples
- The car abruptly stops at the red light.
- The music stops abruptly, leaving an awkward silence.
- My heart stops for a brief moment when I see the accident.
- The storm finally stops, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
- The train stops at the station, disgorging passengers.
- The clock stops ticking, signaling the end of time.
- The argument stops abruptly as a mediator enters the room.
- The doctor stops the bleeding, saving the patient's life.
- The virus stops spreading, thanks to a new vaccine.
- Time stops for a moment as I witness a life-changing event.
FAQs About the word stops
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest
ceases, halts, ends, quits, discontinues, breaks off, cuts off, gives over, leaves off, delays
progresses, proceeds,continues, continues, progresses, proceeds, keeps up, runs on, carries on, drives
The car abruptly stops at the red light.
The music stops abruptly, leaving an awkward silence.
My heart stops for a brief moment when I see the accident.
The storm finally stops, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
