Hint
Hint verb - To convey an idea indirectly.
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
How words are described
| good | good hint | good stop |
| nice | nice hint | nice stop |
| best | best hint | best stop |
| better | better hint | better stop |
| Other adjectives: brief, short, single, small, strong, big, great, serious, little, main, major, final, crucial, next, last, occasional, comic, giant, earlier, red. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Absolutely no hint is given that the thing is even there—for one thing, it's hidden behind the scenery—but without it, the game comes to a dead stop.
Source: Guide Dang It / Adventure - Foreshadowed HEAVILY by the countdown at the end of each episode, showing the exact date that Mahoro will stop functioning (hint: it's the same day as the death of Suguru's father, June 20).
- The writing "BOGIE" on console and writing on wall about it room before, may hint at 5-digit password to stop the buzzsaw.
Source: Video Game / The Boogie Man
Cite this Source
Stop and Hint. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hint/stop
Hint & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hint/stop>.
Stop or Hint. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hint/stop.
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