standstillnoun [ S ]
uk/ˈstænd.stɪl/us/ˈstænd.stɪl/a condition in which all movement or activity has stopped:
The runaway bus eventually came to a standstill when it rolled into a muddy field.
Fighting and shortages have brought normal life to a virtual standstill in the city.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Immobility
- be locked in sth
- boxed in
- budge
- catatonic
- firm
- glue
- grind to a halt/standstill idiom
- hold
- immovable
- jam
- jammed
- motionless
- move
- not move a muscle idiom
- rest
- rock-solid
- stagnant
- static
- transfix
- unwavering
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