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Synonyms for estop

Most common

staunch stopple prohibit preclude

All synonyms

Verb

1. Stopple — to stop up; to plug

staunch, stanch US, stopple

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To stop up; to plug.

Forms

Past participle
estopped
e.g. estopped → staunched, stoppled, barred, prohibited…

Example sentences

  • staunch He was a staunch devotee who had unflinching faith.
  • prohibit Shame can limit what the law does not prohibit.
  • preclude You can be both kind and firm. One does not preclude the other.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
estopfalling
staunchsteady
stopplefalling
prohibitfalling
precludefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bar1
6 letters
stanch1
7 letters
staunch1, stopple
8 letters
prohibit3, preclude2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (prohibit3 = 3 syllables).