Progress
Progress verb - To move forward along a course.
Usage example: our wedding plans are progressing nicely
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: the manufacturer will stop selling the toy and will immediately recall all the units that have already been sold
How words are described
| human | human progress | human stop |
| good | good progress | good stop |
| better | better progress | better stop |
| true | true progress | true stop |
| Other adjectives: relative, great, little, major, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- An in-progress Skyrim fic that follows the tale of the Dragonborn, who just happens to be Talos returned to the mortal world to stop Alduin.
Source: Fanfic Recs / The Elder Scrolls - This did not stop paranoid fans from being concerned while they were in progress, however.
Source: Fanfic / Austraeoh - At the end, he deliberately sniffs a rose to muster a huge sneeze to stop a robbery in progress.
Source: Self-Induced Allergic Reaction
Cite this Source
Stop and Progress. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/progress/stop
Progress & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/progress/stop>.
Stop or Progress. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/progress/stop.
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