Synonyms of stop (over)

stop (over) 1 of 2

verb

as in to stop (by or in)

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stop (by or in)
• camp (out in)
• run (in)
• stay (at)
• pop (in)
• call (on or upon)
• drop in
• drop by
• tarry (in)
• sojourn (at)
• invade
• infest
• resort (to)
• overrun
• take in
• swarm
• hang (at)
• attend
• affect
• haunt
• patronize
• frequent
• visit
• habituate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• escape
• evade
• shun
• shake
• elude
• dodge
• eschew
• duck

stopover

2 of 2

noun

ˈstäp-ˌō-vər 

as in stop

a brief halt in a journey

I've been to Belgium—if you count a stopover in Brussels on my way to Istanbul

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stop
• layover
• rest
• pause
• break

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of stop (over)

Noun

This came after the Chinese Communist Party, which views Taiwan as part of its territory despite never having governed it, condemned Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's stopovers in Hawaii and Guam during a tour of Taiwan's allies in the Pacific Ocean. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024

Taking lessons from its neighbor Iceland, Greenland is being talked about as a possible hub for transatlantic stopovers en route to Europe, working off Icelandair's existing North American routes. —Laura Hall, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2024

However, the newfound highland cities were too big to simply be trading posts or Silk Road stopovers, Frachetti and his colleagues believe. —Katie Hunt, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024

But that was set back by two days of bad weather in Ohio, their previous stopover. —Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024