stop working

Synonyms

fail retire break down malfunction call it a day rusticate go wrong fall over conk out act up grind to a halt

Antonyms

function perform operate pursue constitute persist
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Examples

I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark. Stephen Hawking

My favorite animal is the mule. He has more sense than a horse. He knows when to stop eating - and when to stop working. Harry S. Truman

When I stop working the rest of the day is posthumous. I'm only really alive when I'm writing. Tennessee Williams

I'll never stop working. I want to die in the saddle. A day is wasted for me if I haven't done something even mildly creative. Bob Monkhouse

There are a lot of great athletes who stop working out, and they get out of shape like everybody else in their 30s and 40s. Dolph Lundgren

My abilities grow with each job, whether it's writing or directing. When I stop learing, I'll stop working. Peter Fonda

Words in the phrase

stop working

Close letter words and terms

stop wasting time stop with stop word stop working well stop, drop and roll stop-action