Gather and Stop

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Gather verb - To bring together in one body or place.

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Stop is an antonym for gather in infer topic.

Nearby Words: gathering, gathered, gatherer

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

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Gather is an antonym for stop.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

people	gather people	stop people
group	gather group	stop group
army	gather army	stop army
characters	gather characters	stop characters
Other words: everyone, friends, heroes, monsters.

He looks so weird, there's never a moment where you can stop gawking at it long enough for the character to gather up any momentum.

Source: Roger Ebert Most Hated Film List
It can be as simple as two opposing regiments agreeing to stop fighting for a few hours to gather their wounded.

Source: The Big List of Booboos and Blunders
The hero must gather four revered figures together in order to stop the antagonists.

Source: Surprisingly Similar Stories / Cited Entries

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