Synonyms for stem
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stemverb

   Synonyms:
   oppose, breast, withstand, obstruct, confront

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. root, root word, base, stem, theme, radicalnoun

   (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

   "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

   Synonyms:
   al-Qaeda, idea, groundwork, al-Qaida, ascendent, base, substructure, composition, paper, fundament, motif, prow, theme, ascendant, basis, group, understructure, shank, stalk, nucleotide, report, foundation, etymon, radical, root, subject, floor, bow, fore, topic, free radical, melodic theme, source, ancestor, foot, antecedent, musical theme, infrastructure, alkali, cornerstone, origin, pedestal, home, rootage, tooth root, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, stem turn, solution, beginning, chemical group, al-Qa'ida, bag

2. stalk, stemnoun

   a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

   Synonyms:
   shank, straw, bow, radical, still hunt, stem turn, stalk, shuck, chaff, base, theme, husk, angry walk, root, stalking, fore, prow, stubble, root word

3. shank, stemnoun

   cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

   Synonyms:
   bow, root, theme, stalk, root word, stem turn, cannon, waist, base, shank, fore, radical, prow

4. stemnoun

   the tube of a tobacco pipe

   Synonyms:
   root, theme, stalk, root word, stem turn, bow, base, shank, fore, radical, prow

5. bow, fore, prow, stemnoun

   front part of a vessel or aircraft

   "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

   Synonyms:
   curtain call, arc, bow, bowing, radical, fore, stem turn, stalk, base, obeisance, bowknot, prow, root, theme, shank, root word

6. stem turn, stemverb

   a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it

   Synonyms:
   root, theme, stalk, root word, stem turn, bow, base, shank, fore, radical, prow

7. stemverb

   grow out of, have roots in, originate in

   "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"

   Synonyms:
   halt, stanch, staunch

8. stemverb

   cause to point inward

   "stem your skis"

   Synonyms:
   halt, stanch, staunch

9. stem, stanch, staunch, haltverb

   stop the flow of a liquid

   "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"

   Synonyms:
   stop, block, kibosh, halt, stanch, staunch, arrest, hold

10. stemverb

    remove the stem from

    "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"

    Synonyms:
    halt, stanch, staunch

Matched Categories

1. • Check
   • Cylinder
   • Front
   • Orient
   • Originate In
   • Plant Organ
   • Remove
   • Tube

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stemnoun

   Synonyms:
   trunk (of a tree), main stock

2. stemnoun

   Synonyms:
   peduncle, pedicel, petiole, stalk

3. stemnoun

   Synonyms:
   branch, shoot, scion

4. stemnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Naut.) forepart (of a ship), prow, beak, bow

5. stemnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Mus.) tail (of a note)

6. stemverb

   Synonyms:
   oppose (as a current), resist, breast, withstand, bear up against, make head against

7. stemverb

   Synonyms:
   stop, check

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stemnoun

   Synonyms:
   trunk, body, peduncle, pedicel, petiole, stalk, culm, root, etymon, radical, radix, theme

2. stemverb

   Synonyms:
   oppose, withstand, breast, resist, check

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1. List of paraphrases for "stem":

   strains, stems, stalk, rod, shoot, gan, curb, splint, spindle, pin, bole, mother, peduncle, strain, halt, trunk, contain, stop, dry, isolates, embryonic

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1. Yang Hai:

   The chance of Brexit is getting smaller, even if it happens, I'm sure central banks around the world would act to stem a possible market chaos, and the impact on China could be limited.

2. Representative Michael McCaul:

   I urge you to continue diplomatic engagement to help stem the devastating economic implications of the ongoing price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, we cannot... allow our industries to become the victim of someone else's price war, so I ask you to continue utilizing every tool at your disposal to press Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut production.

3. Greg Abbott:

   Going forward, Texas will continue to implement robust border security efforts, and this partnership will help ensure we are doing everything we can to stem the flow of illegal immigration.

4. Karen UhlenbeckErin Cech:

   This points to this being an issue about STEM employment specifically and not full time in employment in general. If it was an issue of people not being able to manage new parenthood and working full time, we wouldn't see that kind of attrition, there's a cultural expectation in STEM that if you have responsibilities outside of your full-time work, you aren't as committed a scientist.

5. Jeremy Snyder:

   Previous research has shown that crowdfunding is being used for unproven stem cell interventions and alternative cancer interventions. This paper builds on that research by confirming the existence these areas of concern and also demonstrating that this problematic fundraising is going on for HBOT for brain injury and antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease, the public should know that their money may be wasted on ineffective treatments or even used for dangerous interventions that could harm the health of those they are seeking to help. If their aim is to help others, there are a variety of well run, science-based charities that very effectively help those in medical need.