Kill
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: the manufacturer will stop selling the toy and will immediately recall all the units that have already been sold
How words are described
| human | human kill | human stop |
| good | good kill | good stop |
| nice | nice kill | nice stop |
| best | best kill | best stop |
| Other adjectives: long, true, single, big, bad, major, automatic, immediate, final, classic, next, last, occasional. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The good news is Peter and Charley are now aware of vampires and how to stop/kill them, Amy is saved, Charley's mom is fine, and the vampire and his ghoul are dead.
Source: Film / Fright Night (1985) - The normal Tanooki Suit is already rather useful because of how you can glide, but the statue form lets you kill/stop ANYTHING you fall on/in the path of.
Source: Game Breaker / Super Mario Bros. -
Just most of the Gods decided to try to kill/stop/piss him off royally.
Source: Video Game / God of War Series
Cite this Source
Stop and Kill. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/stop
Kill & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/stop>.
Stop or Kill. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/stop.
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