Open and Stop

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Open

Open verb - To make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions.
Usage example: we need to open this drain that's clogged with hair
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Stop is an antonym for open in topics: shut, begin.
Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

Stop

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
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Synonyms for Stop
Antonyms for Stop
Open is an antonym for stop in topics: start, prevent.
Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover
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Common collocations

heart open heart stop heart
show open show stop show
fight open fight stop fight
car open car stop car
Other words: enemies.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Battlefield 1 Sprinting into doors will have the player automatically charge the door open so you don't have to stop and open it yourself.
    Source: Video Game / Battlefield 1
  • Elevator Failure One portion of Tomb Raider Chronicles has you ride an elevator to the top floor, only for it to stop and open up on a floor full of armed guards.
    Source: Elevator Failure
  • What the Hell, Player? There's an Elevator Action Sequence halfway through First Encounter Assault Recon where the Replica repeatedly force an elevator you're riding in to stop and open into a room full of enemies.
    Source: What the Hell, Player?
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Stop and Open. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/stop
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Stop or Open. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/stop.

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