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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | staying |
| Synonyms: | block, ceasing, check, closing, delay, desisting, deterring, discontinuance, end, ending, finish, halt, halting, hesitation, holding, pause, remaining, suspension, terminating, wait |
| Main Entry: | stop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent, hold back |
| Synonyms: | arrest, avoid, bar, block, bottle, break, check, choke, choke off, clog, close, congest, cut off, disrupt, fill, fix, forestall, frustrate, gag, hinder, hush, impede, intercept, interrupt, muzzle, obstruct, occlude, plug, put a stop to, rein in, repress, restrain, seal, shut down, shut off, shut out, silence, stall, staunch, stay, stem, still, stopper, suspend, throw over, turn off, ward off |
| Antonyms: | allow, continue, encourage |
| Main Entry: | discontinuance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stop, suspension of activity |
| Synonyms: | adjournment, alternation, cease, cessation, close, closing, desistance, desuetude, discontinuation, disjunction, disruption, ending, finish, intermission, interruption, separation, stopping, termination |
| Antonyms: | continuation, restarting, retry |
| Main Entry: | stay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hold, delay |
| Synonyms: | deferment, halt, pause, postponement, remission, reprieve, standstill, stop, stopping, suspension |
| Antonyms: | abet, advance, assist, go, help, leave |
| 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: | interception |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blocking |
| Synonyms: | interference, interfering with, interposing, stopping |
| Main Entry: | remaining |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | staying |
| Synonyms: | halting, pausing, resting, stopping, tarrying, waiting |
| Main Entry: | visiting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | on a visit |
| Synonyms: | calling, staying, stopping, stopping over |
| Main Entry: | tie-up |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stoppage |
| Synonyms: | abeyance, arrest, blockage, check, close, closure, cutoff, deduction, discontinuance, down, downtime, gridlock, hindrance, immobilization, interruption, jam*, layoff, lockout, obstruction, occlusion, shutdown, sit-down, standstill, stopping, walkout |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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