Stop Words

Stop words vary by database. A sample list of common stop words appears below.

the

of

and

that

for

by

as

be

or

this

then

we

which

with

at

from

under

such

there

other

if

is

it

can

now

an

to

but

upon

where

these

when

whether

also

than

after

within

before

because

without

however

therefore

between

those

since

into

out

some

abs

about

accordingly

affecting

affected

again

against

all

almost

already

although

always

among

any

anyone

apparently

are

arise

aside

away

became

become

becomes

been

being

both

briefly

came

cannot

certain

certainly

could

etc

does

done

during

each

either

else

ever

every

following

found

further

gave

gets

give

given

giving

gone

got

had

hardly

has

have

having

here

how

itself

just

keep

kept

kg

knowledge

largely

like

made

mainly

make

many

mg

might

ml

more

most

mostly

much

must

nearly

necessarily

neither

next

none

nor

normally

not

noted

obtain

obtained

often

only

our

put

owing

particularly

past

perhaps

please

poorly

possible

possibly

potentially

predominantly

present

previously

primarily

probably

prompt

promptly

quickly

quite

rather

readily

really

recently

refs

regarding

regardless

relatively

respectively

resulted

resulting

results

said

same

seem

seen

several

shall

should

show

showed

shown

shows

significantly

similar

similarly

slightly

so

sometime

somewhat

soon

specifically

state

states

strongly

substantially

successfully

sufficiently

their

theirs

them

they

though

through

throughout

too

toward

unless

until

use

used

usefully

usefulness

using

usually

various

very

was

were

what

while

who

whose

why

widely

will

would

yet