Propel and Stop

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Propel

Propel verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.
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Synonyms for Propel
Antonyms for Propel
Stop is an antonym for propel in topics: drive, throw.
Nearby Words: propelled, propelling

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
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Synonyms for Stop
Antonyms for Stop
Propel is an antonym for stop.
Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover
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Common collocations

plot propel plot stop plot
characters propel characters stop characters
game propel game stop game
car propel car stop car
Other words: bullet, ship, enemy, everyone, players, bullets.

Both words in one sentence

  • Comicbook / Red Skull In one early incarnation, he wanted to unite the world under an ultra-totalitarian Nazi government in order to stop Reed Richards from being useless and propel the Marvel Earth into the Space Opera setting which thanks to its Super Science it has every potential to be.
    Source: Comicbook / Red Skull
  • At first the game seems overly linear, but this makes the climax all the more emotionally painful: the player realizes what's about to happen, but no command can stop it, only propel the story forward.
    Source: Player Punch / Adventure Games
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Stop and Propel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/propel/stop
Propel & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/propel/stop>.
Stop or Propel. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/propel/stop.

Antonyms for propel


Antonyms for stop

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