Definition for Standstill:

• an interruption of normal activity

Synonyms for Standstill:

• n.

  •
  • suspended animation,
  • failure,
  • sidestep,
  • inertia.
  •
  • surcease,
  • continue.
  •cessation (noun)
  • termination,
  • abandonment,
  • cessation,
  • hiatus,
  • end,
  • discontinuance,
  • closure,
  • ending,
  • interruption.
  •deadlock (noun)
  • gridlock,
  • predicament,
  • predicaments,
  • quandary,
  • stalemate.
  •event (noun)
  • standstill,
  • stand.
  •halt (noun)
  • screeching halts.
  •pause (noun)
  • inter-lude,
  • rest periods,
  • inter lude,
  • inter ludes,
  • pausations,
  • interregna,
  • inter-ludes,
  • breathing spells.
  •rest (noun)
  • motionlessness,
  • dreaminess,
  • re-creation,
  • re-creations,
  • somnolence,
  • forty winks.
  •stalemate (noun)
  • impasse.
  •standstill (noun)
  • tie up.
  •stay (noun)
  • de-ferments,
  • de ferment,
  • de-ferment,
  • de ferments.
  •stop (noun)
  • inaction,
  • brick wall,
  • dead stop,
  • arrest,
  • standoff,
  • checkmate,
  • hole,
  • dead end,
  • check,
  • corner,
  • wait,
  • blank wall.
  •stoppage (noun)
  • sitdown,
  • sit downs,
  • sitdowns.
  •tie-up (noun)
  • tieup.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • avoidance,
  • difficulty,
  • footdragging,
  • evasion,
  • stasis.
  •
  • delay,
  • quiescent,
  • discontinuation.

Paraphrases for Standstill:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    status-quo.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    stalemate, deadlock.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    stop.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    stand-by, suspended.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    impasse, dead-end, stopping, inertia, halting, palsy, pause, blocking, sluggishness, alley, adjournment, recession, death, deaths.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    moratorium, sufferance.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    stagnation, stand-off, logjam, paralysis, halt, stoppage, gridlock, standoff, stillness, moratorium, moratoria, immobility, discontinuation, cul-de-sac, stalling, cessation, slowdown, stasis, blockage, freeze, interruption, morass, stall, blockade, suspension, setback, treadmill, rut, judgment, shutdown, quagmire, neutral, arrest, slump, disruption.

Antonyms for Standstill:

• n.

  • stop
    breakthrough, advance, continuation, start, progress, agreement.

Standstill Sentence Examples:

• Old Rosewarne swung round at a standstill.

• The sudden and hurried entrance of big Steve brought the judge's examination of Mr. Hicks to a standstill.

Homophones for Standstill:

• stand still.

Hyponym for Standstill:

• n.

  • event
    stop, halt.