Synonyms for suspension
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Interruption
interruption, pause, break, postponement, delay, respite, stop, intermission, hiatus, discontinuance, lapse, stay, stoppage, reprieve, cessation formal, remission, recess, abatement
Other
abeyance, pendency, discontinuation, out-of-school suspension, suspense, dependence, syncope, halt dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.
- n. 2
A temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- suspensions → interruptions, pauses, breaks, postponements…
Example sentences
- postponement The rain necessitated a postponement of the picnic.
- abatement No cure was possible, despite the abatement of symptoms.
- abeyance Our weekend plans were in abeyance.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| suspension | falling | |
| postponement | falling | |
| abatement | falling | |
| discontinuance | falling | |
| discontinuation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- stop1, stay1, halt1
- 5 letters
- break1, delay2, pause1, lapse1
- 6 letters
- hiatus3, recess2
- 7 letters
- hanging2, respite2, syncope3
- 8 letters
- suspense2, dangling3, stoppage2, reprieve2, abeyance3, pendency
- 9 letters
- cessation3, remission3, abatement3
- 10 letters
- dependence3
- 12 letters
- interruption4, postponement3, intermission4
- 14 letters
- discontinuance5
- 15 letters
- discontinuation6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (delay2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- suspension
- Italiano
- sospensione
- Deutsch
- Suspension