Begin and Stop

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Begin

Begin verb - To take the first step in (a process or course of action).
Usage example: she began walking to work for exercise
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Antonyms for Begin
Stop is an antonym for begin in topics: start, emerge, go, come into being.
Nearby Word: beginning

Stop

Stop verb - Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical.
Usage example: Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
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Begin is an antonym for stop in topics: end, quit, cease, start, prevent.
Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover
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Common collocations

rampage begin rampage stop rampage
attack begin attack stop attack
process begin process stop process
plot begin plot stop plot
Other words: series, show, end, time, cycle, plan, game, fight, invasion, war, plans, attacks.

Both words in one sentence

  • Poor Communication Kills: While backing up from the flame dragon in Chapter 9, the tank encounters a Convenient Misfire and Wilkes tells the crew that the only way to fix it is to stop and begin unloading the main gun.
    Source: Fan Fic / Here We Go Again
  • Creator / Ultimate Sidemen He thought it will be OK and kept driving, only for the steering to slowly veer to the left and for the car to begin vibrating, eventually forcing Vik to stop just in front of a bus stop.
    Source: Creator / Ultimate Sidemen
  • Obliviously Evil Once the ELS realize why they're being perceived as hostile, they stop immediately, and begin finding alternate methods of communication.
    Source: Obliviously Evil
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