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Synonyms for full-stop

6 synonyms
2 meanings

noun

Most common

period hard stop

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Period — the punctuation mark ⟨.⟩ (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation)

2. Point

point, stop, hard stop, full point UK

Definitions

n. 1
The punctuation mark ⟨.⟩ (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
n. 2
A decisive end to something.

Related words

Other spellings: full stop fullstop

Forms

Plural: full-stops → periods, dots, points, stops…

Example sentences

period We will have a period of orientation for freshmen.

By length

3 letters: dot¹
4 letters: stop¹
5 letters: point¹
6 letters: period³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (period³ = 3 syllables).