Perseverate and Stop

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Perseverate verb - Psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus.

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Stop is an antonym for perseverate in carry on topic.

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

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Perseverate is an antonym for stop.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

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Stop and Perseverate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/perseverate/stop

Perseverate & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/perseverate/stop>.

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