All stopping synonyms
stop·ping
S s noun stopping
- ceasing — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
- discontinuance — the act or state of discontinuing or the state of being discontinued; cessation: the discontinuance of a business.
- lockout — the temporary closing of a business or the refusal by an employer to allow employees to come to work until they accept the employer's terms.
- walkout — a strike by workers.
- occlusion — the act or state of occluding or the state of being occluded.
- interception — an act or instance of intercepting.
- cutoff — A cutoff or a cutoff point is the level or limit at which you decide that something should stop happening.
- downs — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- desistance — to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
- avoidance — Avoidance of someone or something is the act of avoiding them.
- desisting — to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
- halting — Archaic. lame; limping.
adjective stopping
- deterring — to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.