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Definitions

stop work

VERB
knock off
Synonyms
STRONGEST
eliminate
WEAK
achieve cease complete conclude desist discontinue finish give over halt leave off quit succeed surcease terminate
Antonyms
WEAK
continue pursue start
VERB
relax
Synonyms
STRONGEST
calm lie down loosen up recline sit back soften unwind
STRONG
laze repose rest tranquilize unbend unlax
WEAK
breathe easy calm down collect oneself compose oneself cool off ease off feel at home hang loose knock off let oneself go make oneself at home put one's feet up settle back simmer down sit around take a break take a breather take it easy take one's time take ten take time out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agitate irritate worry
STRONG
be active energize
WEAK
excite grow increase tense

Example Sentences

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The Revolution site had faced another stop-work order earlier in 2025, before a judge ruled that work could restart.

From The Wall Street Journal

The latest stop-work orders were issued just before Christmas and included Orsted’s Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind projects.

From The Wall Street Journal

The wind division recorded higher-than-expected losses during 4Q, CFO Ken Parks says on an analyst call, after the U.S. government in December issued a stop-work order targeting the Vineyard Wind 1 project, located off Martha’s Vineyard.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dominion Energy is the only U.S. company of the three that were in court last week asking for a halt on the stop-work order.

From The Wall Street Journal

A federal judge in Virginia overturned a stop-work order, allowing Dominion Energy’s offshore wind farm to resume construction.

From Barron's

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.