Abeyance

/əˈbeɪ.ən(t)s/

Synonyms for "abeyance" (78 found)

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Noun(1 words)

abandonment abjuration abjurement apathy break caesura catalepsy catatoniacease firecease-fire cessationcold storageday offdeadliness deathliness

Strong matches (23)

Related words (39)

languor lapse latency layoff letup lotus-eating lull nonexercise passiveness passivity pause quiescence quiescency recess relinquishment remission renouncement renunciation resignation respite

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rest stagnancy stagnationstand downstand-down stasis stay suspense suspension torpor truce vacation vegetationvis inertiaewaiver

Noun(4 words)

on holdpause stay suspending

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More general

5 entries

condition inaction inactiveness inactivity state

More specific

6 entries

administrative abeyanceadministrative staylegal abeyanceprocedural abeyanceprocedural pausestay of proceedings

Collocations

6 entries

abeyance periodabeyance statusadministrative abeyancelegal abeyanceprocedural abeyancetemporary abeyance

Inflections

1 entries

abeyances

Derivations

2 entries

abeyancy abeyant

Sample sentences

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The question is left in abeyance.

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Our weekend plans were in abeyance.

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I'll hold my judgment in abeyance until there is more information available.

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He said Iran asked that the trip be held in abeyance because of the acute problems in Bam, and said the Bush administration is not pursuing the idea any further for now.

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