After an awkward pause, Bill took her by the hand and dragged her upstairs.
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Pause
/pɔz/
Synonyms for "pause" (466 found)
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Closest matches (94)
Noun(32 words)
breakhaltintermissioninterruptionsuspensionadjournmentsappeal stayarrestarrestsbalkingbaulkbidingbreak in schedulebreak routinebreaksbreatherbreatherscaesuracaesuraecaesuras
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calmcarackcataleptic episodecatnappingcease talkingcessationcessationsconsiderdeepfreezedelaydelay startdeliberate
Determiner(1 words)
a halt
abeyanceaccentaccent markafterthoughtback downbalancebarbashfulnessbindblenchblockblockadeblockagebogglebogglingboundarybreachbreakbreathbreathe
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breatherbreathing placebreathing spacebreathing spellbreathing timebreve restbureaucratic delaycaesuracall a breakcall a recesscall it a daycall timecancelcease firecease-firecessationcharactercheckcigarette breakclause boundaryclause terminalclose juncturecocktail hourcoffee breakcoloncommacompunctioncustosday offdebatedeclare a recessdelaydelayagedelayed reactiondeliberate
Interjection(2 words)
avastdang delay
Adjective(2 words)
brief interruptionbrief relief
Strong matches (139)
demurdemurraldetentiondiffidencedirectdiscontinuancediscontinuationdiscontinuediscontinuitydotdouble takedowntimedraggingdropeighth restenforced respiteexpression markfalling terminalfalterfaltering
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fearfermatafight shyfight shy offissureflinchgaphalf resthalf timehalf-time intermissionhalthang backhang offhang uphang-uphappy hourhave qualmshem and hawhesitancehesitancyhesitanthesitatehesitationhiatushindranceholdhold offhold uphold-upholdupholidayhoverhum and hawinteriminterludeintermezzointermissionintermitintermittenceinterregnuminterruptinterruptionintervalintervenejamjibjuncturekey signatureknock offlacunalaglagginglapselay offlayofflead
Noun(38 words)
demurraldemursdisableddisfluencydormancydutch brekenexecution stallfallowfallowingfreezefreeze overfurloughinggaphalftimehalftimeshaltinghaltshemminghesitatehesitating
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hesitationhesitationshiatushiatuseshushesidle periodidle timeintermission breakintermissionsinterregnuminterruptinterruptionsinterruptsintersticeintersticeslapselayoverlayovers
Verb(17 words)
dillydallieddisablesfallowedfaltersfrozegive spaceground to a halthaltedhesitatehesitatedhesitateshibernatedhibernatinghold fireholidayedidledintermit
Adjective(6 words)
dramatic stillnessevolutionary pause phaseextended pausefallow land useidle eventinstant silence
Pronoun(1 words)
Preposition(1 words)
in stasis
Related words (233)
let upletupligaturelingerlogjamlullmake bones aboutmarkmark timemeasuremetronomic markminimmodestymoratoriumnapnotationobjectionobstructionoff-timeopen juncture
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paperasserieperiodplateaupointpoint of reposeponderpresaprocrastinateprotestpull backquailqualmqualm of consciencequalmishnessquarter restquiet spellrecessrecoilred tapered-tapeismred-taperyreliefremissionreprieverespiterestresting pointretardanceretardationretreatrising terminalsandhiscruplescrupulosityscrupulousnesssegnosemicolonshilly shallyshilly-shallyshrinkshrinkingshyshy atshynesssignsignaturesixteenth restslackslow upslow-upslowdownslownessslurspacespellstammerstand downstand-downstandstillstaystay of executionstick atsticklesticklingstopstop for breathstop to considerstoppagestraddle the fencestrainstrain atstumblesurceasesuspendsuspensionswellsymboltake a breaktake a recesstake a resttake fivetake tentake time outtarrytea breaktempo markterminalthink twicethink twice abouttietie uptie-uptime lagtime offtime outtime signaturetrucevacationvinculumwaitwaverwincewithdrawword boundaryyield
Noun(82 words)
letupslong moment of silencelulllullinglullsmeantimemoment of reflectionmoment of silencemoments of stillnessmoratoriamoratoriummoratoriumsmost temporary immobilitymothballmothballingmothballsnonplusoffline stagnationon holdparts
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pause modepause switchpaused statepausingperiod of motionlessnessperiod of silenceperiods of immobilityponderportuguese intervaloproject pausequietrecessrecessesrecovery periodrefreshmentreluctancerespiterestrest breakrest intervalrestingresting capacityrestsshortstopssiestasiestassilencesilence fellsilencesslacksnoozesspanish hesitarstagnation periodstagnationsstallstallingstammerstandstillnessstandstillsstasisstop motionstopoverstoppagestoppagesstoppingstopping motionstopsstutteringstutterssurceasessuspendsuspendingsuspensionstime out strategiestime-outtimeouttollingtolling statute of limitationstrial stasistrucesvacationswaiting
Adjective(12 words)
long haltlongest silencerecessedregular breaksshort focus pauseshort-term immobilitysilent intervalsingle momentsudden silenceswedish rasttemporary immobilitieswide gap
Verb(12 words)
Determiner(1 words)
the rest
Interjection(1 words)
Related word relations
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More general
17 entriesbreak upcognitive processcut offdelaydeliberationdisruptinactivityinterruptinterruptionintervalplayback statussilence in musicspeech patternstopthinking
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More specific
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Collocations
9 entriesbrief pauseclassroom pausemental pausemusical pausepause buttonpause for thoughtpause in classpause periodshort pause
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
8 entriesSample sentences
27 total sentences available.
In music or speaking, a pause is frequently used for dramatic effect.
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There was a momentary pause.
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We should sometimes pause to think.
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