Recommence and Stop

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Recommence verb - Cause to start anew.

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Stop is an antonym for recommence in topics: continue, renew, refurbish, resume, begin again.

Nearby Words: recommencement, recommencing

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

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Recommence is an antonym for stop.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

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Stop and Recommence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/recommence/stop

Recommence & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/recommence/stop>.

Stop or Recommence. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/recommence/stop.

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