show-stopper

Questions about show-stopper

What is another word for show-stopper?

It depends which show-stopper you mean. In the sense “an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down”, the synonyms are showstopper, stopper. Across all 2 senses there are 2 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of show-stopper?

WordNet records no antonym for show-stopper. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Why are the synonyms for show-stopper split into groups?

Because show-stopper carries 2 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.

Where do the synonyms for show-stopper come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of show-stopper

• Full entry for show-stopperAll 2 senses, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for show-stopperWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.