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stopped

/stɑpt/verb, adjective1 syllable

Stopped means: render unsuitable for passage.

Synonyms for stopped31

verb, as in render unsuitable for passage

barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar, obstruct

verb, as in put an end to a state or an activity

discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off, break, break off

verb, as in hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back

verb, as in have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

end, stop, finish, terminate, cease

verb, as in stop from happening or developing

stop, halt, block, kibosh

verb, as in come to a halt, stop moving

stop, halt

verb, as in interrupt a trip

stop, stop over

verb, as in seize on its way

intercept, stop

verb, as in stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

hold on, stop

verb, as in cause to end

stop

adjective, as in (of a nose) blocked

stopped-up, stopped up, obstructed

Opposites of stopped

start

What does stopped mean?11

verb

1

render unsuitable for passage“block the way”

2

put an end to a state or an activity“Quit teasing your little brother”

3

hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of“Arrest the downward trend”

4

have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical“the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed”

5

stop from happening or developing“Block his election”

6

come to a halt, stop moving“the car stopped”

7

interrupt a trip“we stopped at Aunt Mary's house”

8

seize on its way“The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace”

9

stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments“Hold on a moment!”

10

cause to end“stop a car”

adjective

1

(of a nose) blocked“a stopped (or stopped-up) nose”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with stopped?12

one syllable

droppedtoppedoptpoppedchoppedcroppedswappedhoppedproppedshoppedflopped

two syllables

adopt
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Stopped in a sentence

  • I forgot to wind my watch up, so it stopped.CM
  • Not knowing where she was, she stopped and asked the way on the street.unknown
  • As soon as the child saw his mother, he stopped crying.CK
  • The classes stopped at noon, when we had lunch.unknown
  • The signal turning red, he stopped his car.unknown
  • Though it stopped raining, the wind was still blowing hard.CK
  • Cloudy days, they stopped on their way and could not return home.unknown
  • When the rain stopped, the game of tennis was continued immediately.auxitt

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