Synonyms and antonyms of To stop moving in American Thesaurus

stop (verb)

to no longer move

halt (verb)

mainly literary to stop moving, or to stop a person or vehicle from moving

freeze (verb)

to stop moving and keep completely still

come to a full stop (British)

British if a vehicle comes to a full stop, it slows until it is completely still

not move a muscle ()

to stay completely still

pull to a stop/halt ()

to stop moving

come to rest ()

to finally stop moving

come to a stop ()

to stop

come/jerk/skid etc. to a stop ()

to stop moving

stop (you) in your tracks ()

to stop moving in a sudden way, or to make you stop moving

come to/bring something to a screeching halt ()

to stop suddenly, or to make something stop suddenly

stay back ()

to not move forward, or to not move toward something, usually something dangerous or unpleasant

stop (dead) in your tracks ()

to suddenly stop, for example because you are surprised

stop dead/short ()

to stop moving very unexpectedly