Stop and Stir

Opposite meaning words

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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Stir is an antonym for stop.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

Stir noun - The act or an instance of changing position.

Usage example: we were warned that the slightest stir would scare the mother bird so we hardly dared to breathe

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Stop is an antonym for stir in incite topic.

Nearby Words: stirring, stirred

good	good stop	good stir
big	big stop	big stir
great	great stop	great stir
serious	serious stop	serious stir
Other adjectives: little, bad, major, insane.

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