Pause synonyms | Best 105 synonyms for pause

hiatal

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cessative

6

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breath

To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave

4

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lapse

(Law) The termination or forfeiture of a right or privilege through disuse, through failure of some contingency, or through failure to meet stated obligations within a stated time

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respite

Respite is defined as a break or a rest.

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reflect

To give something back, as light or sound:

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think-twice

(Idiomatic) To reconsider, use judgement; to proceed with caution or thought.

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adjournment

The action of adjourning.

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continue (antonym)

To carry on; persist in:

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caesura

To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave

2

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shilly-shally

Procrastination; hesitation.

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breather

(Colloquial, dated) That which puts one out of breath, such as violent exercise.

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rest

That or those remaining:

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stillness

The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence; calmness; inactivity.

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discontinuity

A usually uneven surface between two layers of rock or sediment that represents either an interruption in the deposition of the layers, as in an unconformity, or a displacement of one or both layers relative to each other, as in a fault.

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intermission

The definition of an intermission is a brief pause during two periods of activity.

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recess

To recess is to take a break.

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stoppage

A pause or halt of some activity.

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lull

(Nautical) a period without waves or wind.

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stop

A (usually marked) place where line buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off.

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truce

A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties

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stay

(Archaic) A standstill; a state of rest; entire cessation of motion or progress.

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interregnum

Any break in a series or in a continuity; interval

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standstill

Complete immobility; halt

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stand

The definition of a stand is a position or opinion on something, often done in a determined way.

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deadlock

A tie between opponents in the course of a contest

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delay

To delay is defined as to postpone, make late or stop for awhile.

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halt

To be uncertain; waver; hesitate

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catch-one-s-breath

To take in a breath sharply and hold it, usually in reaction to a sudden shock, or surprise.

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hold back

(Idiomatic) to delay, especially in school

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deliberate

To think or consider carefully and fully; esp., to consider reasons for and against a thing in order to make up one's mind

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suspend

To bar or exclude as a penalty from an office, school, position, etc., usually for a specified time; debar

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interrupt

To break in upon (a person) who is speaking, working, etc.; stop or hinder

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rest one's oars

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continuation (antonym)

(Computing) A representation of an execution state of a program at a certain point in time, which may be used at a later time to resume the execution of the program from that point.

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prolongation (antonym)

The act of prolonging.

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progression (antonym)

Progression is the way things move forward, or a series of successive events.

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persistence (antonym)

The property of being persistent.

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ceaselessness (antonym)

The condition of being ceaseless; endlessness, eternity

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hesitate (related)

Hesitate is defined as to pause before deciding, acting or speaking.

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armistice

A formal agreement to end fighting.

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break

(Sports) A fast break.

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cæsura

A break

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hesitation

A hesitating or feeling hesitant

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moratorium

(Law) A lawful suspension of the payment of certain debts during a period of financial or civil distress.

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cessation

To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave

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comma

To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave

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demur

To hesitate because of one's doubts or objections; have scruples; object

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desist

To cease doing something.

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hover

To remain or linger in or near a place:

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intermit

To suspend an activity; cease.

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interruption

To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave

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interval

To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave

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layoff

To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave

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letup

To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave

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wait

To remain or stay in expectation of; await:

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waver

To become diverted:

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proceed (antonym)

To move along or be carried on

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restart (antonym)

To start again.

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persist (antonym)

Persist is defined as to refuse to give up or to continue to repeat an action.

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linger

To continue to stay, esp. from a reluctance to leave

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tarry

(Intransitive) To stay somewhere temporarily; to sojourn.

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dither

The definition of dither is to be confused.

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falter

To say hesitantly or timidly

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indecisiveness

The condition of being indecisive

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silence (related)

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cease

(Formal) To stop doing (something).

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hiatus

To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave

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hesitancy

An instance of hesitating.

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decide (related)

The act of hesitating or state of being hesitant

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suspension

(Topology) A topological space derived from another by taking the product of the original space with an interval and collapsing each end of the product to a point.

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