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abeyance

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Main Entry: abeyance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: being inactive or suspended

Synonyms:

discontinuation, dormancy, inactivity, intermission, latency, postponement, quiescence, recess, remission, suspension, temporarily deferred, waiting

Antonyms:

action, activity, continuance, continuation, operation, renewal, revival
Main Entry: cessation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: ending

Synonyms:

abeyance, arrest, break, break-off, breather, cease, ceasing, close, conclusion, cutoff, desistance, discontinuance, downtime, end, finish, freeze*, grinding halt, halt, halting, hiatus, intermission, interruption, interval, layoff, let-up, pause, recess, remission, respite, rest, screaming halt, standstill, stay, stop, stoppage, suspension, termination, time off, time-out

Antonyms:

beginning, commencement, start
Main Entry: intermission
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: break, recess

Synonyms:

abeyance, abeyancy, break-off, breather, breathing spell, cessation, doldrums, dormancy, downtime, interim, interlude, interregnum, interruption, interval, latency, layoff, let-up, lull, parenthesis, pause, quiescence, quiescency, respite, rest, spell, stop, stoppage, suspense, suspension, time, time-out, wait
Main Entry: interruption
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: break; interference

Synonyms:

abeyance, abeyancy, arrest, blackout, breach, break-off, cessation, check, cutoff, delay, disconnection, discontinuance, disruption, dissolution, disturbance, disuniting, division, doldrums, dormancy, gap, halt, hiatus, hindrance, hitch, impediment, interim, intermission, interval, intrusion, lacuna, latency, layoff, letup, obstacle, obstruction, parenthesis, pause, quiescence, rift, rupture, separation, severance, split, stop, stoppage, suspension

Antonyms:

continuation
Main Entry: lull
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: pause, calm

Synonyms:

abeyance, break, breather, breathing spell, calmness, coffee break, comma, downtime, hiatus, hush, layoff, letup, pausation, quiescence, quiet, respite, silence, stillness, stop, time-out, tranquility

Antonyms:

busyness, continuation, disturbance, energy
Main Entry: moratorium
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: suspension

Synonyms:

abeyance, abeyancy, adjournment, ban, break, breather, breathing spell, deferment, delay, downtime, five, freeze, grace period, halt, pause, postponement, reprieve, respite, stay, truce
Main Entry: oblivion
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: mental blankness

Synonyms:

Lethe, abeyance, amnesia, carelessness, disregard, forgetfulness, inadvertence, indifference, insensibility, insensibleness, neglect, nirvana*, obliviousness, unawareness, unconcern, unconsciousness, unmindfulness

Antonyms:

awareness, consciousness, understanding
Main Entry: pause
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: wait, delay

Synonyms:

abeyance, break, break-off, breathing space, breathing spell, caesura, cessation, coffee break, comma, cutoff, deadlock, discontinuance, downtime, freeze*, gap, gridlock, halt, happy hour, hesitancy, hesitation, hiatus, hitch*, hush, interim, interlude, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interval, lacuna, lapse, layoff, letup, lull, pausation, recess, respite, rest, rest period, stand, standstill, stay, stillness, stopover, stoppage, suspension, time out

Antonyms:

continuation, persistence
Main Entry: remission
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: pause; lessening

Synonyms:

abatement, abeyance, alleviation, amelioration, break, decrease, delay, diminution, ebb, interruption, letup, lull, moderation, reduction, relaxation, release, respite, suspension

Antonyms:

increase, rise, worsening
Main Entry: reprieve
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: relief of blame, responsibility

Synonyms:

abatement, abeyance, absolution, acquittal, alleviation, amnesty, anchor*, clearance, clemency, commute, deferment, freeing, let-up, lifeboat, lifesaver, mitigation, palliation, pardon, postponement, release, remission, respite, spring*, stay, suspension, truce
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