Abide and Stop

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Abide

Abide verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
Usage example: the village's once-honored ways no longer abide and now exist only in the memories of a few elders
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Antonyms for Abide
Stop is an antonym for abide in topics: submit to, remain or continue in a state, live in a certain place.
Nearby Words: abiding, abidance

Stop

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
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Antonyms for Stop
Abide is an antonym for stop.
Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover
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Common collocations

guy abide guy stop guy
people abide people stop people
someone abide someone stop someone
destruction abide destruction stop destruction
Other words: time, anyone.

Both words in one sentence

  • Web Video / Jimquisition Start X to Stop X: Jim tried to abide by the rules of Fair Use on his videos, but he would always get hit with a content ID claim from various corporations, which also places ads on his videos and he was trying to avoid having ads in the first place.
    Source: Web Video / Jimquisition
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Stop and Abide. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abide/stop
Abide & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abide/stop>.
Stop or Abide. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abide/stop.

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