Motionless
Motionless adjective - Not in physical motion.
Stop and motionless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead a verb "Motionless".
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Motionless and stop are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Motionless" instead a verb "Stop".
Both words in one sentence
-
When they get to the road, the car has skidded to a stop and the girls are both lying motionless on the ground.
- Sans explains Undertale's blue attacks, which are dodged by remaining motionless, by telling you that when you see a stop sign you stop, and since stop signs are red, you should imagine a blue stop sign.
Source: Dissimile - Most of the opening scene is very narmy, such as "the Urgals shrank back, motionless," (so how did they shrink back without moving) and Durza's ridiculous order to the Urgals: "Stop whoever is coming... or die." (Just so the audience knows this incredibly complex character is evil).
Source: Narm / Literature
Cite this Source
Stop and Motionless. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/motionless/stop
Motionless & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/motionless/stop>.
Stop or Motionless. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/motionless/stop.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "motionless" and "stop" have occurred on timeline