6
closure(noun, stop, end, halt, delay)
6
rest(noun, stop, break, close, end)
6
stopping(noun, stop, end, halt, delay)
5
cease(noun, verb, stop, break, close)
5
cut-off(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
5
desistance(noun, stop, break, close, end)
5
stagnation(noun, slump, recession, inaction, inflation)
5
surcease(noun, stop, end, continue, condition)
5
suspension(noun, stop, break, close, end)
5
tie-up(noun, delay, strike, protest, stoppage)
4
checkmate(noun, stop, halt, stoppage, stalemate)
4
corner(noun, stop, halt, informal, stoppage)
4
discontinuance(noun, stop, break, close, end)
4
ending(noun, stop, break, close, end)
4
hole(noun, stop, halt, stoppage, stalemate)
4
standoff(noun, stop, halt, stoppage, deadlock)
3
cancellation(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
close(noun, stop, break, end, halt)
3
disabling(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
discontinuity(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
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