Defuse and Stop

Defuse

Defuse verb - Remove the triggering device from.

Stop and defuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead a verb "Defuse".

Nearby Word: defusing

Stop

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

Defuse and stop are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defuse" instead a verb "Stop".

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

Common collocations

rampage defuse rampage stop rampage
group defuse group stop group
bomb defuse bomb stop bomb
machine defuse machine stop machine
Other words: fight, threat, war.

Both words in one sentence

  • Wire Dilemma Luckily, the "criminal" (she actually isn't, and was chasing the bomb owner to stop the bomb from exploding) they've been chasing the whole episode knows how to defuse it.
    Source: Wire Dilemma
  • Stop Being Stereotypical In the Discworld novel Men-At-Arms, Detritus the troll tries to use a Stop Being Stereotypical speech to defuse a riot between a gang of trolls and a gang of dwarfs.
  • The Aliens, who have their base in the vicinity, send The Beautiful Woman of the Week to defuse the device, and Steve Austin has to stop her.
Cite this Source
Stop and Defuse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defuse/stop
Defuse & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defuse/stop>.
Stop or Defuse. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defuse/stop.
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