Release and Stop

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Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Stop is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

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

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Release is an antonym for stop in prevent topic.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

old	old release	old stop
full	full release	full stop
safe	safe release	safe stop
complete	complete release	complete stop
Other adjectives: single, main, major, final, next, last, different, earlier.

attack	release attack	stop attack
people	release people	stop people
series	release series	stop series
army	release army	stop army
Other words: show, time, game, music, evil, monster, plague, curse, virus, everyone, enemies, monsters.

Jimmy had little care for his Pokémon, instead blithely agreeing to release and stop evolving them and becoming Champion as the voices tells him.

Source: Lets Play / Twitch Plays Pokémon
If you release too many similar games or too many sequels, your fanbase will notice and stop buying your games.

Source: Videogame / Game Dev Story
It continues to have large updates every few months, and there do not seem to be any plans to either stop developing new content, stop revamping existing systems or to actually officially release.

Source: Perpetual Beta

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Stop and Release. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/stop

Release & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/stop>.

Stop or Release. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/stop.

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