Carry and Stop

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Carry

Carry verb - To support and take from one place to another.
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Synonyms for Carry
Antonyms for Carry
Stop is an antonym for carry in topics: win, transport physical object.
Nearby Words: carriage, carried, carrier, carrying, carri

Stop

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

people carry people stop people
show carry show stop show
bomb carry bomb stop bomb
time carry time stop time
Other words: weapon.

Both words in one sentence

  • Bridal Carry In another sketch, Benny Hill's character is carrying his new bride into their new home when he has to stop so the bride can carry on a long conversation with a neighbor.
    Source: Bridal Carry
  • Even that didn't stop people from trying to carry out the war, and Israel suffered daily mortar attacks, but those decreased as the zombies began swarming in.
    Source: Useful Notes / Arab-Israeli Conflict
  • Any public radio station when they stop carrying classical music to carry more talk programming.
    Source: Network Decay / Influences on Other Media
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Stop or Carry. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/carry/stop.

Antonyms for carry


Antonyms for stop

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