Neutralize
Neutralize verb - To balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective.
Stop and neutralize are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead a verb "Neutralize".
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Neutralize and stop are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Neutralize" instead a verb "Stop".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Vivec, the Physical God after whom the city was named, managed to stop its fall but he couldn't neutralize its momentum, so he more or less froze the moon in time.
Source: Floating Continent - The potential this ability has to wreak havoc is incredibly high and Amaru rightly realizes this, understanding that should any of the Greater Villages catch wind of it, they'd stop at nothing to acquire her abilities for themselves or if not, neutralize her.
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Stop and Neutralize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/neutralize/stop
Neutralize & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/neutralize/stop>.
Stop or Neutralize. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/neutralize/stop.
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