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Synonyms of full stop

9 similar words

Another word for full stop is period. Other synonyms of full stop are dot and point.

Synonyms and similar words for full stop

nounThe punctuation mark ⟨.⟩ (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).

  • periodThe punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
  • dotA punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.

nounA decisive end to something.

nounA complete stop.

  • pointA full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
  • -x

interjectionUsed to emphasize the end of an important statement or point when speaking to show something is not...

  • and that’s final
  • that’s that
  • it’s as simple as that
  • end of

Meaning of full stop

  1. noun The punctuation mark ⟨.⟩ (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
  2. noun A decisive end to something.
  3. noun A complete stop.

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Questions about synonyms of full stop

What is another word for full stop?
Full stop has 9 synonyms on Word.ws, such as period, dot and point.
What does full stop mean?
Full stop means the punctuation mark ⟨.⟩ (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: full stop (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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