Offset
Offset noun - The stopping of a process or activity.
Usage example: symptoms that were striking for their abrupt onset and their equally abrupt offset
Stop and offset are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead the word "Offset" as a verb or a noun.
Nearby Word: offsetting
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- This is offset because the new enemy's Badass Army has bee cutting a swathe through all 3 worlds, meaning innocent civilians are being executed just to stop the whole system coming apart.
Source: Crapsack World / Anime and Manga -
Any satisfaction one might feel at knowing the bastards never profited from their evil ways soon gets offset by the realization that this likely didn't stop them from trying.
Source: Body to Jewel
Cite this Source
Stop and Offset. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/offset/stop
Offset & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/offset/stop>.
Stop or Offset. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/offset/stop.
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