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Synonyms for stopper

17 synonyms
2 antonyms
2 meanings

noun
verb

Most common

spigot stopple local train stopping train goal keeper show-stopper conversation stopper

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Plug

plug, spigot, tap, stopple

2. Local train

local, local train, stopping train

Other

goal keeper, show-stopper, bong, conversation stopper

Verb

cork, clog, stop up, fill, stuff, congest

Antonyms

All antonyms of stopper →

Definitions

n. 1
Someone or something that stops something.
n. 2
A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
Put a stopper in the knot.
v. 1
To close a container by using a stopper.
He tightly stoppered the decanter, thinking the expensive liqueur had been evaporating.

Related words

Phrases: conversation stopper

Forms

Plural: stoppers → plugs, spigots, taps, stopples…
Past participle: stoppered
e.g. stoppered → corked, clogged, filled, stuffed…

Example sentences

spigot He reached for the spigot to turn the water off.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
stopper		falling
spigot		steady
stopple		falling

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

By length

3 letters: tap¹
4 letters: fill¹, plug¹, cork¹, bong¹, clog¹
5 letters: local², stuff¹
6 letters: spigot²
7 letters: congest², stopple

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (local² = 2 syllables).