Incentive and Stop

Opposite meaning words

Incentive noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

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Stop is an antonym for incentive.

Stop noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.

Usage example: pulled out all the stops and presented the most spectacular show ever

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Incentive is an antonym for stop.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

old	old incentive	old stop
good	good incentive	good stop
best	best incentive	best stop
better	better incentive	better stop
Other adjectives: single, strong, entire, big, great, serious, little, bad, main, major, final, next, occasional.

Jerec seeks for a mysterious Valley of the Jedi that legend tells has monumental power, providing additional incentive to stop him.

Source: Video Game / Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II aka: Jedi Knight
Heroism Incentive: Botan bribes Urameshi with wrestling tickets to go train with Genkai and stop a demon from learning her techniques.

Source: Manga / YuYu Hakusho
In "The Return of Harmony - Part 2", the idea of Discord emerging triumphant is enough incentive for Fluttershy to stop crying and push herself to her physical limits while the ponies are chasing Rainbow Dash.

Source: Berserk Button / Western Animation

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