stoppage

[stop-ij] / ˈstɒp ɪdʒ /

NOUN

halt, curtailment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blockage closure cutoff interruption layoff lockout shutdown walkout

STRONG

abeyance arrest check close deduction discontinuance down downtime hindrance obstruction occlusion sit-down standstill stopping

Antonyms

STRONG

advance aid assistance continuation encouragement help promotion

WEAK

beginning go start

Example Sentences

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Instead, the referee stepped in and waved off what will go down as a contentious stoppage.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Kickboxing legend Verhoeven, 37, described it as an "early stoppage" and called for a rematch but said it was up to Usyk.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Any stoppage at Samsung could make that crunch worse and benefit Micron.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Dubois survived two early knockdowns to dethrone fellow Briton Wardley with an 11th-round stoppage in Manchester on Saturday.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

It encouraged the leaders of twenty-four separate steel worker craft unions to come together under the banner of the AFL and stage a national work stoppage.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

stoppage

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