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Synonyms for suspend

22 synonyms
5 antonyms
1 meaning

verb

Most common

postpone hang delay discontinue

All synonyms

Verb

1. Postpone

postpone, hang, delay, discontinue, debar, stop, hold, withhold, defer, break off, interrupt, freeze, stay, attach, adjourn, arrest, lay over, stave off, procrastinate, hinder, intermit dated

Other

Antonyms

resume, continue, reinstate

All antonyms of suspend →

Definitions

v. 1
To halt something temporarily.
The meeting was suspended for lunch.

Related words

Word family: suspension suspenders

Forms

Past participle: suspended
e.g. suspended → postponed, hanged, delayed, discontinued…

Example sentences

delay He's desperately trying to make up for the delay.
postpone We are left with having to postpone our departure.
abrogate Did the ruling abrogate your right to seek compensation?

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
suspend		falling
delay		steady
postpone		falling
discontinue		falling
debar		falling
abrogate		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: stop¹, stay¹, hold¹, hang¹
5 letters: delay², defer², debar
6 letters: arrest², freeze¹, attach², hinder²
7 letters: adjourn²
8 letters: postpone², withhold², abrogate³, intermit
9 letters: interrupt³
11 letters: discontinue⁴
13 letters: procrastinate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (delay² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: suspendre
Italiano: sospendere
Español: suspender
Català: suspendre