Stopped — synonyms, stopped antonyms, definition

1. stopped (Adjective)

stopped up stopped-up

stopped (Adjective) — (of a nose) blocked. ex. "a stopped nose"

2. stopped (Verb)

arrested barred barricaded blockaded blocked blocked off blocked up broke broke off ceased checked contained discontinued ended finished gave up halted held back held on intercepted • • • started

stopped (Verb) — Come to a halt, stop moving. ex. "the car stopped" ex. "She stopped in front of a store window"

stopped (Verb) — Put an end to a state or an activity. ex. "stop teasing your little brother"

stopped (Verb) — Prevent from happening or developing. ex. "stop the process"

stopped (Verb) — Interrupt a trip. ex. "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house" ex. "they stopped for three days in Florence" ex. "we stopped over at Aunt Mary's house"

stopped (Verb) — Cause to stop. ex. "stop a car" ex. "stop the thief"

stopped (Verb) — Prevent completion. ex. "stop the project"

stopped (Verb) — Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of. ex. "stop the growth of communism in South East Asia"

stopped (Verb) — Seize on its way. ex. "The fighter plane was ordered to stop an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

stopped (Verb) — Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical. ex. "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"

stopped (Verb) — Render unsuitable for passage. ex. "stop the busy road"

stopped (Verb) — Stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments. ex. "stop a moment!"

blocked broke broke up caught closed up cut off defended disrupted ended forbade foreclosed forestalled grabbed impeded interrupted jammed obstructed obturated occluded precluded • • • adjourned arrested blocked off bogged bogged down braked broke broke up brought up called called it a day called it quits came out checked cheesed climaxed closed closed off concluded conked • • •