Synonyms and antonyms of To stop moving in British 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

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

stay back ()

to not move forwards, or to not move towards something, usually something dangerous or unpleasant

come to/bring something to a screeching halt ()

to stop suddenly, or to make something stop suddenly

pull to a stop/halt ()

to stop moving

stop (dead) in your tracks ()

to suddenly stop, for example because you are surprised

stop dead/short ()

to stop moving very unexpectedly