📖 Definitions of "Suspend"
verb
- 1
To halt something temporarily.
"The meeting was suspended for lunch."
- 2
To hold in an undetermined or undecided state.
"to suspend one's judgement or one's disbelief"
- 3
To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event.
"to suspend a thread of execution in a computer program"
- 4
To hang freely; underhang.
"to suspend a ball by a thread"
🔄 Synonyms of "Suspend"
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Suspend"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| debarverb | (transitive) To exclude or shut out; to bar. |
| set asideverb | (transitive) To separate and reserve something for a specific purpose. |
| freezeverb | (intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. |
| suspensive | Characterized by suspense; suspenseful |
| suspensionnoun | The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended. |
| stoppagenoun | A pause or halt of some activity. |
| stand-downnoun | (military) A time when soldiers are not on alert |
| ceaseverb | (formal, intransitive) To stop. |
| stopverb | (intransitive) To cease moving. |
| ceasingnoun | A cessation. |
| stoppingnoun | The act of something that stops; a halt. |
| cessationnoun | (formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final. |
| defermentnoun | An act or instance of deferring or putting off. |
| postponeverb | To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc. |
| adjournverb | (intransitive) To end or suspend an event. |
| discontinuancenoun | The occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an incomplete ending. |
| discontinueverb | (transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying. |
| adjournmentnoun | The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning. |
| deferverb | (transitive) To delay or postpone. |
| pauseverb | (intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort. |
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