full stop

Examples

• All

• He brought the car to a full stop at the edge of the highway and looked over at me.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Now, having reached a full stop, Leonard forgets where he is, and the crowd seems to realize, as if with one mind, how drunk he is.

  Fiction book (1998)

• - I came to a full stop.

  Huckleberry (2018)

• In fact, stop talking, full stop.

  Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

• Candidates for public office see their careers come to a full stop.

  Blog text (5)

• This is the view that enhancement of opportunity sets is always good, full stop.

  Academic text (2005)

• Three Mile Island (TMI) brought a full stop to US nuclear reactor building, no matter what type.

  Blog text (32)

• Finally, Ducco radioed the tower for a full-stop landing.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The car came to a complete full stop when the light turned red.

• The driver was required to make a full stop at the stop sign before proceeding.

Synonyms

E

ending

vsfull stop

398 1.0

The final part of something, like an event, story, or relationship

is a sudden total stop rather than the concluding part or section

C

close

vsfull stop

273 1.6

The end of an event, period, or activity

is a firmer, complete stop, more absolute than a normal conclusion

H

halt

vsfull stop

109 2.3

A stop in movement or activity

is a permanent, decisive stop rather than a temporary pause

E

end of the line

vsfull stop

47 4.1

The point when something stops or finishes

is a more absolute, forceful ending implying no further continuation

E

endpoint

vsfull stop

11 5.4

A place or time when something ends

is an absolute, final end rather than just a finishing moment

T

termination

vsfull stop

3 5.5

The end point of something like a road or tunnel

is the complete, definitive halt, stronger than a final boundary

S

stopping point

vsfull stop

1 3.1

A time when an activity or event ends

is a total and decisive halt rather than merely the end moment

E

end point

vsfull stop

1 3.9

The place or moment when something finishes

is the fully decisive end, implying a complete stop rather than conclusion

Antonyms

C

continuation

56 3.6

An act of something keeping going without stopping

B

beginning

1.0

Something that is at the first stage of a process

How Final

full stop

• UK

2 3.6

closure

133 5.1

stop

310 1.0

pause

192 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology