Look on and Stop

Opposite meaning terms

Look on verb - Observe with attention.

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Stop is an antonym for look on in visit at residence or business topic.

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

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Look on is an antonym for stop.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

In the first movie, two jocks help Twilight lift a nearby table, then stop and look on slack-jawed as Applejack passes by easily carrying a similar-sized table under one arm.

Source: Stronger Than They Look
Forced to Watch: Orochimaru attempts to stop Minato from using newborn Naruto as a vessel but is held back by Tsunade and Jiraiya and he can only look on as it happens.

Source: Fan Fic / A Father's Wrath
Then the last Watcher remaining at large and uncorrupted is captured by Yogg-Saron as you look on, helpless to do anything to stop it and knowing that you made it possible.

Source: Magnificent Bastard / Video Games

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