| Main Entry: | suspension |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | delay |
Synonyms: |
abeyance, abeyancy, adjournment, break, breather, breathing spell, cessation, coffee break, concluding, conclusion, cutoff, deferment, disbarment, discontinuation, discontinuing, doldrums, dormancy, downtime, end, ending, finish, five, freeze, halt, heave-ho, intermission, interruption, latency, layoff, letup, moratorium, pause, period, postponement, quiescence, quiescency, remission, respite, stay, stoppage, suspense, ten, termination, time-out |
Antonyms: |
completion, continuation, finish, persistence |
| Main Entry: | suspension |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
| 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: | adjournment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discontinuation or delay of a proceeding |
Synonyms: |
break, deferment, deferral, intermission, interruption, pause, postponement, prorogation, putting off, recess, stay, suspension |
Antonyms: |
beginning, commencement, continuance |
| Main Entry: | armistice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peace-establishing agreement |
Synonyms: |
ceasefire, suspension, treaty, truce |
Antonyms: |
dispute, fight, war |
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | slowing or stopping |
Synonyms: |
blockage, cessation, check, checking, delay, end, halt, hindrance, inhibition, interruption, obstruction, prevention, restraining, restraint, stalling, stay, staying, stoppage, suppression, suspension |
Antonyms: |
activation, encouragement, letting go, release |
| Main Entry: | break |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | interruption of activity |
Synonyms: |
apnea, blow, breather, breathing space, caesura, coffee break, cutoff, downtime, halt, hiatus, interlude, intermission, interval, lacuna, layoff, letup, lull, pause, recess, respite, rest, suspension, ten, time off, time out |
| Notes: | to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack |
Antonyms: |
continuation, continuity |
| 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: | deferment/deferral |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | postponement |
Synonyms: |
adjournment, delay, holdover, moratorium, pause, putting off, stay, suspension |
Antonyms: |
advance, expedition, forging |
| Main Entry: | delay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deferment, interruption |
Synonyms: |
adjournment, bind, check, cooling-off period, cunctation, dawdling, demurral, detention, discontinuation, downtime, filibuster, hangup, hindrance, hold-up, holding, holding pattern, impediment, interval, jam, lag, lingering, logjam, loitering, moratorium, obstruction, postponement, problem, procrastination, prorogation, putting off, remission, reprieve, retardation, retardment, setback, showstopper, stall, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease, suspension, tarrying, tie-up, wait |
Antonyms: |
advance, dispatch, expedition, furtherance, hastening, hurry, rush, speed |