Stop
Stop verb - To achieve a victory over.
Usage example: they were eventually stopped by the best team in the league
Upend
Upend verb - To achieve a victory over.
Usage example: the team won the division play-offs, but was upended in the final championship game
Nearby Word: upending
Mutual synonyms
Cite this Source
Upend and Stop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/stop/upend
Stop & Upend. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/stop/upend>.
Upend or Stop. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/stop/upend.
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