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  • stop

    delay for own purposes

  • halt

    delay for own purposes

  • stay

    stop, delay for own purposes

  • pause

    lie, stop

  • stand

    lie, delay for own purposes

  • languish

    deteriorate by lack of action

  • decline

    deteriorate by lack of action

  • rest

    stop

  • draw up

    stop

  • pull up

    stop

  • suspend

    delay for own purposes

  • arrest

  • stem

  • adjourn

  • stall

    deteriorate by lack of action

  • interrupt

  • impede

  • deter

  • hamper

  • break off

  • wait

  • repose

    lie

  • fester

    deteriorate by lack of action

  • come to a halt

  • freeze

  • bar

  • end

  • terminate

  • cease

  • curb

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  • adjourn
  • arrest
  • bar
  • block
  • break off
  • cease
  • curb
  • deter
  • end
  • hamper
  • impede
  • interrupt
  • stall
  • stem
  • stop
  • suspend
  • terminate
  • balk
  • check
  • desist
  • frustrate
  • intermit
  • obstruct
  • pause
  • punctuate
  • rest
  • stay
  • wait
  • blow the whistle on
  • bring to an end
  • bring to standstill
  • call it a day
  • close down
  • come to an end
  • cool it
  • cut short
  • draw up
  • drop anchor
  • hold at bay
  • hold back
  • pull up
  • put a cork in
  • lay
  • lean
  • pause
  • prop
  • settle
  • sit
  • stand
  • stretch out
  • loll
  • lounge
  • repose
  • roost
  • be quiet
  • be supported
  • lie still
  • fester
  • hibernate
  • languish
  • stall
  • constipate
  • decay
  • decline
  • idle
  • putrefy
  • rot
  • rust
  • stand
  • stifle
  • stultify
  • trammel
  • vegetate
  • go to seed
  • lie fallow
  • not move
  • halt
  • hamper
  • hinder
  • interrupt
  • postpone
  • put off
  • slow
  • stay
  • stop
  • suspend
  • arrest
  • brake
  • check
  • die
  • equivocate
  • fence
  • filibuster
  • hedge
  • prevaricate
  • quibble
  • stand
  • still
  • stonewall
  • tarry
  • temporize
  • avoid the issue
  • beat around the bush
  • drag one’s feet
  • hold off
  • not move
  • play for time
  • shut down
  • slow down
  • stand off
  • take one’s time

On this page you’ll find 174 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stand still, such as: adjourn, arrest, bar, block, break off, and cease.

  • activate
  • carry out
  • do
  • energize
  • move
  • walk
  • build
  • flourish
  • grow
  • help
  • improve
  • strengthen
  • advance
  • aid
  • allow
  • assist
  • carry out
  • continue
  • do
  • encourage
  • expedite
  • forward
  • help
  • permit
  • promote
  • push
  • further

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WORDS RELATED TO STAND STILL

  • adjourn
  • arrest
  • balk
  • bar
  • block
  • blow the whistle on
  • break off
  • bring to an end
  • bring to standstill
  • call it a day
  • cease
  • check
  • close down
  • come to an end
  • cool it
  • curb
  • cut short
  • desist
  • deter
  • draw up
  • drop anchor
  • end
  • frustrate
  • hamper
  • hold at bay
  • hold back
  • impede
  • intermit
  • interrupt
  • obstruct
  • pause
  • pull up
  • punctuate
  • put a cork in
  • rest
  • stall
  • stand still
  • stay
  • stem
  • stop
  • suspend
  • terminate
  • wait
  • be quiet
  • be supported
  • lay
  • lean
  • lie still
  • loll
  • lounge
  • pause
  • prop
  • repose
  • roost
  • settle
  • sit
  • stand
  • stand still
  • stretch out
  • constipate
  • decay
  • decline
  • fester
  • go to seed
  • hibernate
  • idle
  • languish
  • lie fallow
  • not move
  • putrefy
  • rot
  • rust
  • stall
  • stand
  • stand still
  • stifle
  • stultify
  • trammel
  • vegetate
  • constipated
  • decayed
  • declined
  • festered
  • hibernated
  • idled
  • languished
  • lay fallow
  • not moved
  • putrefied
  • rotted
  • rusted
  • stalled
  • stifled
  • stood
  • stood still
  • stultified
  • trammeled
  • vegetated
  • went to seed
  • constipating
  • decaying
  • declining
  • festering
  • going to seed
  • hibernating
  • idling
  • languishing
  • lying fallow
  • not moving
  • putrefying
  • rotting
  • rusting
  • stalling
  • standing
  • standing still
  • stifling
  • stultifying
  • trammelling
  • vegetating
  • arrest
  • avoid the issue
  • beat around the bush
  • brake
  • check
  • die
  • drag one’s feet
  • equivocate
  • fence
  • filibuster
  • halt
  • hamper
  • hedge
  • hinder
  • hold off
  • interrupt
  • not move
  • play for time
  • postpone
  • prevaricate
  • put off
  • quibble
  • shut down
  • slow
  • slow down
  • stand
  • stand off
  • stand still
  • stay
  • still
  • stonewall
  • stop
  • suspend
  • take one’s time
  • tarry
  • temporize

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What is another word for stand still?

151 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ stˈand stˈɪl], [ stˈand stˈɪl], [ s_t_ˈa_n_d s_t_ˈɪ_l]

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    • v.

      halt (verb)

      • arrest,
      • hold back,
      • draw up,
      • stem,
      • pause,
      • stay,
      • impede,
      • bar,
      • frustrate,
      • desist,
      • punctuate,
      • hamper,
      • terminate,
      • check,
      • block,
      • break off,
      • obstruct,
      • suspend,
      • end,
      • interrupt,
      • balk,
      • wait,
      • cut short,
      • deter,
      • stop,
      • adjourn,
      • cease,
      • pull up.

      rest (verb)

      • lean,
      • lounge,
      • prop,
      • stand,
      • roost,
      • lay,
      • loll,
      • stretch out,
      • sit,
      • be quiet,
      • be supported,
      • settle.

      stagnate (verb)

      • fester,
      • constipate,
      • putrefy,
      • idle,
      • trammel,
      • hibernate,
      • stultify,
      • vegetate,
      • stifle,
      • go to seed,
      • languish,
      • rust,
      • not move,
      • rot,
      • decline,
      • decay,
      • lie fallow.

      stall (verb)

      • filibuster,
      • slow,
      • hinder,
      • brake,
      • prevaricate,
      • hold off,
      • temporize,
      • hedge,
      • shut down,
      • postpone,
      • still,
      • quibble,
      • stonewall,
      • put off,
      • avoid the issue,
      • die,
      • fence,
      • equivocate.
    • Other synonyms:

      Other relevant words:

      • filibustered,
      • Intermitting,
      • slow down,
      • cool it,
      • halt,
      • drag one’s feet,
      • blow whistle on,
      • cease fire,
      • intermit,
      • plays for time,
      • put a cork in,
      • Paused,
      • come to an end,
      • beating around the bush,
      • beat around the bush,
      • stand off,
      • stall,
      • stagnate,
      • play for time,
      • bring to end,
      • take time,
      • closed down,
      • playing for time,
      • Intermitted,
      • beat around bush,
      • Filibustering,
      • slowed down,
      • bring to standstill,
      • dropping anchor,
      • drag feet,
      • closing down,
      • bring to an end,
      • standing still,
      • call a day,
      • hold at bay,
      • blow the whistle on,
      • stand still,
      • take one’s time,
      • taking one’s time,
      • close down,
      • drop anchor,
      • call it a day,
      • rest.

      rest

      • stretched out,
      • Roosted,
      • Roosting,
      • Resting.

      stagnate

      • not moving,
      • not moved,
      • goes to seed,
      • constipates,
      • constipating,
      • Vegetated,
      • Idled.

      Other relevant words (noun):

      • leave alone,
      • coast,
      • freeze,
      • remain motionless,
      • stand pat,
      • stand fast,
      • abide,
      • tarry,
      • let be,
      • refrain,
      • stand firm,
      • keep quiet,
      • remain,
      • stay put,
      • stick fast,
      • lie still,
      • repose,
      • tread water,
      • mark time,
      • be conservative,
      • stick,
      • be still.

    How to use «Stand still» in context?

    When it comes to exercise, the saying «the more the merrier» applies in spades. Too often, though, we feel like we need to be constantly on the move in order to stay energized and motivated. And while there’s nothing wrong with a bit of foot-and-legpower, standing still can be just as effective when it comes to weight loss.

    A study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that people who mowed their lawn for an hour three times a week lost more weight and body fat than those who didn’t.

    Homophones for Stand still:

    • standstill.

    Hypernym for Stand still:

    • v.

      • motion
        get stuck, stop dead, bog down, grind to a halt, freeze, mire.

    Word of the Day

    narrowed down

    Synonyms:
    abate,
    calm down,
    check,
    contract,
    crumble,
    curb,
    curtail,
    cut down,
    decay,
    decline.

    Nearby words

    • stand pat
    • stand round
    • stand sentinel
    • stand shoes
    • stand someone in good stead
    • Stand still
    • ‘s Gravenhage
    • (somewhere) in the middle
    • S
    • s & l
    • s & ls

    Resources

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    • STAND STILL synonyms and antonyms — Merriam-Webster dictionary
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    Словосочетания

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    Перевод по словам

    stand  — стенд, подставка, стойка, киоск, позиция, стоять, постоять, терпеть, устоять
    still  — еще, все еще, все-таки, неподвижный, тишина, кадр, успокаиваться

    Примеры

    No industry can stand still.

    Ни одна отрасль промышленности не может стоять на месте.

    Stand still (=do not move) and listen to me.

    Стой смирно (т.е. не двигайся) и послушай меня.

    I won’t stand still for that sort of behaviour. *

    Я не потерплю такого поведения.

    He’ll stand still for any rap as long as he knows that they will be taken care of for living money. *

    Он не будет протестовать против любого предъявленного ему обвинения, если будет уверен, что его семья будет материально обеспечена.

    He stood stock-still.

    Он стоял как вкопанный.

    He stood still, his heart thumping wildly

    Он стоял неподвижно, его сердце бешено колотилось

    The deer stood still, listening for danger.

    Олень стоял неподвижно, прислушиваясь к опасности.

    We stood still and watched as the deer came closer.

    Мы тихонько стояли и смотрели, как олень подходит всё ближе.

    Liz stood still and listened hard (=very carefully).

    Лиз стояла неподвижно и внимательно слушала.

    Time seems to have stood still in this lovely hotel.

    В этом прекрасном отеле время как будто остановилось.

    Jay stood still for a moment, pondering whether to go or not.

    Джей на мгновение замер, размышляя о том, идти ему или нет.

    Примеры, отмеченные *, могут содержать сленг и разговорные фразы.

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    • 1 What is another word for standing still?
    • 2 What does Time stopped still mean?
    • 3 What does standing still mean?
    • 4 What made time stand still for some time?
    • 5 What is a standstill provision?
    • 6 How do you spell stand still?
    • 7 What is the opposite of sadly?
    • 8 What is the meaning of cessation of movement?
    • 9 What foot is flight halt called on?
    • 10 Was put to a halt?
    • 11 Can a trading halt be good?

    What is another word for standing still?

    static stationary
    immobile still
    motionless inert
    unmoving stock-still
    stopped halted

    What does Time stopped still mean?

    When time stands still, everything around you seems to stop: I saw the car coming straight towards me, and for a moment time stood still. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Immobility.

    What is time stand for?

    TIME

    Acronym Definition
    TIME The Internet Merchandise Exchange
    TIME Technical Instrument for the Measurement of Existence
    TIME Time, Intention, Money, Energy
    TIME Think Influential Meaningful Experiences (early education)

    What does standing still mean?

    remain in place

    What made time stand still for some time?

    According to Aaker, research has shown that people generally have more time than they think they do, so experiences that seem to expand time actually end up making our perceptions more accurate. At the end of the day, it’s about striking a better balance, both mentally and physically….

    What the Bible says about standing still?

    + Psalm 46:10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” + Exodus 14: will fight for you; you need only to be still. + Psalm 62:5 For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him….

    What is a standstill provision?

    A standstill agreement is a contract that contains provisions that govern how a bidder of a company can purchase, dispose of, or vote stock of the target company. A standstill agreement can effectively stall or stop the process of a hostile takeover if the parties cannot negotiate a friendly deal.

    How do you spell stand still?

    noun. a state of cessation of movement or action; halt; stop: The ball rolled to a standstill.

    What is the opposite of stand still?

    standstill(noun) Antonyms: motion, movement. Synonyms: grind, idle, deadlock, impasse, halt.

    What is the opposite of sadly?

    What is the opposite of sadly?

    happily gladly
    delightedly delightfully
    enthusiastically gleefully
    merrily gaily
    gayly heartily

    What is the meaning of cessation of movement?

    Cessation noun – The stopping of a process or activity. Movement is an antonym for cessation. Nearby Word: cession.

    What is Halt?

    1 : to cease marching or journeying. 2 : discontinue, terminate the project halted for lack of funds. transitive verb. 1 : to bring to a stop the strike halted subways and buses. 2 : to cause the discontinuance of : end halt hostilities.

    What foot is flight halt called on?

    On the command, “Halt,” one more step is taken with the right (left) foot, and the left (right) foot is placed smartly alongside the right (left) foot as in the position of attention.

    Was put to a halt?

    To cause something to stop or to cease or conclude something.

    What does the word halt mean in the Bible?

    Halt here means limping and is a different and much older word to the one meaning to stop (which was originally a German military term of the late sixteenth century). The individual words halt and lame certainly figure in the King James version of 1611 and in earlier versions, but nowhere together….

    Can a trading halt be good?

    Advantages of Halting Trading However, stock halts are actually used to protect investors and level the playing field between investors who are informed and reactive, and those who are simply not up to date on the news. The advantages of temporarily halting trading include: Allowing all market participants.

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