Further and Stop

Further

Further verb - To help the growth or development of.

Stop is an antonym for further in topics: promote, advance.

Nearby Words: furthered, furthering

Stop

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

Further is an antonym for stop in prevent topic.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

Common collocations

plot further plot stop plot
cycle further cycle stop cycle
plan further plan stop plan
invasion further invasion stop invasion
Other words: plans.

Both words in one sentence

  • Videogame / Trauma Center Loophole Abuse: In the final diagnosis of Trauma Team, the army tries to stop Gabe from making any further diagnosis, and installs a spyware program on RONI to stop her from recording symptoms.
  • Disney / Sleeping Beauty Villainous Breakdown: Maleficent breaks down further and further as she sees Prince Phillip escaping to the castle and tries at every turn to stop him.
  • Soap Within a Show Then the family asked him to stop using them for material, and his scripts got blander ... so the executives soapified them further.
Cite this Source
Stop and Further. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/further/stop
Further & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/further/stop>.
Stop or Further. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/further/stop.
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