Synonyms for stopping
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of something that stops; a halt.
constant startings and stoppings
Related words
- Phrases
- stopping train
Forms
- Plural
- stoppings → stoppages, pauses, fillings, hiatuses…
Example sentences
- filling Filling out all these forms is a pain in the neck.
- pause In Lojban, the dot "." is a pause or glottal stop.
- hiatus Hiatus is avoided in Greek and Latin poetry.
- moratorium A moratorium has been placed on discussing this topic.
- recess One day at recess, Yuri was approached by Martha.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| stopping | rising | |
| filling | steady | |
| pause | rising | |
| hiatus | steady | |
| moratorium | falling | |
| recess | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- pause1, filet2
- 6 letters
- hiatus3, recess2, fillet2
- 7 letters
- filling2
- 8 letters
- stoppage2
- 10 letters
- moratorium5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (filet2 = 2 syllables).