Dead stop and Start

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Start is an antonym for dead stop in stop topic.

Start noun - The point at which something begins.

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Dead stop is an antonym for start.

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

Zipang: A World War II American submarine commander has one of these looks when a modern-day Japanese destroyer that got sucked through time into the Battle of Midway manages to start its engines and move out of the path of two torpedoes from a dead stop, something ships back then couldn't achieve.

Source: Oh Crap / Anime and Manga

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Start and Dead stop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead_stop/start

Dead stop & Start. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead_stop/start>.

Start or Dead stop. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead_stop/start.

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