Oblige and Stop

Oblige

Oblige verb - To do a service or favor for.

Stop is an antonym for oblige in do a favor or kindness topic.

Stop

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

Oblige is an antonym for stop.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

Common collocations

enemy oblige enemy stop enemy

Both words in one sentence

  • The protagonist would ask for a ride to the Mad Scientist's castle, and whatever frightened villager would be foolhardy enough to oblige would stop at the long road up to the castle, then explain that "I can take you this far and no further."
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