Meanings
verbstop at nothing (third-person singular simple present stops at nothing, present participle stopping at nothing, simple past and past participle stopped at nothing)
present singular third person stops at nothing · participle present stopping at nothing · participle past stopped at nothing · past stopped at nothing
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power.
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Chinese Mandarin 不惜一切, 不擇手段 /不择手段
- 不惜一切 (bùxī yīqiè)take any measures to do something
- 不擇手段 /不择手段 (bùzéshǒuduàn)take any measures to do something
- 無所不為 /无所不为 (wúsuǒbùwéi)take any measures to do something
- 無所不用其極 /无所不用其极 (wúsuǒ bùyòng qí jí)take any measures to do something
Finnish pysäyttää
- pysäyttäätake any measures to do something
French s'arrêter à rien
- s'arrêter à rientake any measures to do something
German vor nichts haltmachen
- vor nichts haltmachentake any measures to do something
Italian non fermarsi davanti a niente
- non fermarsi davanti a nientetake any measures to do something
Portuguese pare em nada
- pare em nadatake any measures to do something
Russian остановится ни перед чем
- остановится ни перед чем (ostanovitsja ni pered čem)take any measures to do something
Spanish no detenerse ante nada
- no detenerse ante nadatake any measures to do something
Cite this entry
APA
stop at nothing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop%20at%20nothing
MLA
“stop at nothing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop%20at%20nothing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stop at nothing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop%20at%20nothing.
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