Edge and Stop

Edge

Edge noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.
Usage example: my big feet give me something of an edge in swimming

Stop is an antonym for edge.

Nearby Words: edgy, edged, edging

Stop

Stop noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.
Usage example: pulled out all the stops and presented the most spectacular show ever

Edge is an antonym for stop.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

How words are described

old old edge old stop
true true edge true stop
single single edge single stop
small small edge small stop
Other adjectives: entire, hard, serious, little, major, crucial, nearest.

Common collocations

plot edge plot stop plot

Both words in one sentence

  • Moving tanks whose drivers weren't paying attention would also hit the cliff edge and simply stop.
    Source: Edge Gravity
  • Sonic Adventure 2 allows Sonic, Shadow, Knuckles, and Rouge to stop and teeter for a second if you steer them into an edge and they aren't rolling.
    Source: Edge Gravity
  • Wrestling / Edge Edge basically told him to stop feeling sorry for himself and move on with his career.
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Stop and Edge. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/edge/stop
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Stop or Edge. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/edge/stop.
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