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Synonyms for suspended

17 synonyms
4 antonyms
1 meaning

adjective

Most common

dormant inactive inert unemployed

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Dormant

dormant, inactive, inert, unemployed, idle, dull, passive, torpid, languid, latent, abeyant rare, unbusy rare

Other

hanging, pendulous, delayed, pendent, pensile rare

Antonyms

resumed, continued, reinstated

All antonyms of suspended →

Definitions

adj. 1
Caused to stop for a while; interrupted or delayed. suspended animation

Related words

Phrases: suspended animation suspended congress suspended sentence

Example sentences

idle He sometimes indulges himself in idle speculation.
inactive This volcano has been inactive for hundreds of years.
dormant The cobbles lie dormant beneath a layer of asphalt.
hanging There was a photograph of Tom hanging on the wall.
delayed Several flights were delayed due to an earthquake.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
suspended		falling
idle		falling
inactive		falling
dormant		steady
hanging		rising
delayed		steady

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

By length

4 letters: dull¹, idle²
5 letters: inert²
6 letters: latent², torpid², unbusy
7 letters: hanging², delayed², passive², dormant², languid², pendent, abeyant, pensile
8 letters: inactive³
9 letters: pendulous³
10 letters: unemployed³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idle² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: suspendu
Italiano: sospeso
Español: suspendido