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Pause

🔄 Synonyms of "Pause"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
breakverb	(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
hesitateverb	(intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
intermissionnoun	A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.
interruptionnoun	The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
intermitverb	(transitive, now rare) To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend.
suspensionnoun	The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pause"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
suspensionnoun	The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.
intermitverb	(transitive, now rare) To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend.
interruptionnoun	The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
hesitateverb	(intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
breaknoun	An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
intermissionnoun	A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.
respitenoun	A brief interval of rest or relief.
hiatusnoun	An interruption, break, pause or absence.
stoppagenoun	A pause or halt of some activity.
letupnoun	A pause or period of slackening.
lullnoun	A period of rest or soothing.
detainverb	(transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
stoppingnoun	The act of something that stops; a halt.
suspendverb	To halt something temporarily.
stopnoun	A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
ceasenoun	(obsolete) Cessation; extinction (see without cease).
postponementnoun	A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
let-upnoun	Alternative form of letup. [A pause or period of slackening.]
cessationnoun	(formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
interruptnoun	(computing, electronics) An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.