Delay
Stop
Stop noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.
Usage example: pulled out all the stops and presented the most spectacular show ever
Delay is a synonym for stop in obstruction topic. Sometimes you can use "Delay" instead the word "Stop" as a verb or a noun.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old delay | old stop |
| long | long delay | long stop |
| better | better delay | better stop |
| brief | brief delay | brief stop |
| Other adjectives: short, small, little, temporary, several, sudden. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The whole game's plot is this, working to delay or stop the "Groundhog Day" Loop from destroying the universe.
Source: Video Game / Super Robot Wars UX - He had been willing to spend 5 weeks, six days investigating possible cures, and then allowing himself to be killed if he hadn't found a way to stop or delay the transformation by that time.
Source: Conspiracy Redemption - Admittedly she tried to delay it in the hopes that the AEUG would stop it but she never attempted to stop it herself.
Cite this Source
Stop and Delay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/stop
Delay & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/stop>.
Stop or Delay. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/stop.
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