STALLS Synonyms: 176 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of stall

as in stops

to bring (something) to a standstill endless complaints stalled the process of selecting the winning design for the memorial

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as in dies

to stop functioning the engine stalls sometimes when it's very cold outside

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starts (up)

stalls

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noun

plural of stall

as in booths

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Recent Examples of stalls

Verb

That's more often what stalls things than any of the concerns above. — Benjamin Faes, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 This process stalls improvements for years. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026 If his progress stalls out, this team is in trouble. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026 There is often community resistance that stalls the building of homes. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025 But, then again, the market is a forward-looking machine with a motor that never stalls out. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025 In an email, Jackman said that the city’s rapid growth has been enabled by these plans, along with an efficient building permit process that enables developers to move quickly through environmental review, a process that often stalls construction in other Bay Area cities. — Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2023

Noun

This includes increasing bathroom stalls, single person bathrooms and individual stall locker rooms. — Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025

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These memorable rail journeys - one in Canada, two in the United States - offer up incredible panroamas, city stops, mountains and forests, traversing long distances across the continent.

— Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
This stops the pathologic transmission of electrical activity causing tremors or other symptoms.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of stops

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Cary then dies from a gunshot wound during a car case, and that swerve was not a part of the source material.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
The game feels far away, and the sounds float up to the cavernous space below the roof where the noise dies.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of dies

Noun

The team must improve the fabrication process, scale up the laser power, and determine whether the ceramic waveguides can maintain their optical performance under much higher loads.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
The rocket planes tested reaction-control systems for maneuvering where the air was too thin for normal aerodynamic controls, while gathering data on heating, stability, structural loads, human performance and piloting techniques during reentry.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of loads

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If shipping through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea halts, the world could face more economic pain.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 July 2026
The robot immediately responds to the interruption and halts the operation, illustrating Unitree’s focus on continuous human-robot interaction and dynamic task adaptation.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of halts

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As the story goes, the trickster god Loki crashes a feast of 12 gods in Valhalla, with his hijinks leading to the death of the radiant god Balder.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
The software visionary who never checked the system limits ends up with a beautiful product that crashes under pressure.

— Rohan Pinto, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of crashes

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That includes bringing in physical and cybersecurity assistance for county clerks, mailing ballots earlier to minimize problems from delays, and creating a provision to allow the governor to declare an emergency in case of interference.

— Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2026
The reduction will likely worsen existing delays and exacerbate transit fees, experts say.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of delays

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The company never fails to emphasize that its frequent interventions are designed to provide a more accurate picture of media consumption—which, as everyone at least seems to agree, is what it’s accomplished with its out-of-home measurement.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Why Resistance Deserves More Attention A focus on resistance is important because resistance is often where change fails operationally.

— John Radman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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