Stem Synonyms and Antonyms

stĕm
The main part of a word to which affixes are attached
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. root
  2. stalk
  3. peduncle
  4. petiole
  5. theme
  6. base
  7. radical
  8. rhizome
  9. bine
  10. pedice
  11. body
  12. corm
  13. pedicel
  14. arise
  15. culm
  16. etymon
  17. the full length
  18. inflorescence
  19. derive
  20. emanate
  21. completely
  22. raceme
  23. rachis
  24. flow
  25. root-word
  26. stolon
  27. radix
  28. entirely
  29. issue
  30. rootstock
  31. originate
  32. runner
  33. proceed
  34. trunk
  35. tuber
  36. rise
  37. spring
Antonyms:
  1. root
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Prevent, stop
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. arise
  2. derive
  3. stanch
  4. originate
  5. staunch
  6. halt
Antonyms:
  1. encourage
  2. help
  3. abet
  4. aid
Front part of a vessel or aircraft
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. shank
  2. bow
  3. fore
  4. prow
A turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. stem turn
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Words Related to Stem

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Stem Sentence Examples

  • She twisted the stem of her glass.

  • The stem sometimes grows 80 or 90 ft.

  • Carmen broke off a long stem of grass and poked it in her mouth.

  • In the larger veins of the leaf especially in the midrib, in the petiole, and in the young stem, a1 extremely frequent type of mechanical tissue is collenchyma.

  • In Caulerpa the imitation of a higher plant by the differentiation of fixing, supporting and assimilating organs (root, stem and leaf) from different branches of the single cell is strikingly complete.

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