Suspension

/səˈspɛnʃən/

Synonyms for "suspension" (326 found)

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Noun(13 words)

interruption pause intermissionsuspension systemabatement abeyance adjournment adjournmentsappeal staybenching breakcar suspensiondangling

abandonment abeyance abjuration abjurement abolishment abolition abrogation adaptation afterthought annulment arrangement ax bind block blockade blockage boot breach break breath

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breatherbreathing placebreathing spacebreathing spellbreathing timebureaucratic delaycaesura cancel canceling cancellation cashiering cassation catharsiscease firecease-fire cessation checkcigarette breakcleansing clearancecocktail hourcoffee breakcold storagecombination concluding conclusion conge countermand counterorder danglement danglingday off

Verb(1 words)

adjourning

Strong matches (97)

debarring deconsecration defeasance deferment defrocking delay delayagedelayed reactiondelaying deliverance demotion denial dependence dependency deportation deposal deposition deprivation desistance detachment

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detention dethronement disbarment disbarring discard discharge discontinuance discontinuation discrownment disemployment disenthronement disjunction dismissal displacement displacing disposal disposition doldrums dormancydouble takedowntime dragging dropdrumming outejection eliminationemotional releaseend endingenforced respiteeradication eviction exclusion excommunication exile expatriation expulsion finish firing fissure forbearanceforced resignationforced separationfreeing furloughing gap gate halthang uphang-up hanginghappy hourharmonization hesitation hiatus hibernation hindrance hold-up holdup holiday immobility impeachment inaction inactiveness

Noun(12 words)

deferments delaydisciplinary removalexclusionexclusionary disciplinehalt hangingheterogeneous mixturehiatus hiatuses hover hovering

Verb(1 words)

freezes

Related words (163)

inactivity inertia instrumentation interim interlude intermezzo intermission intermittence interruption interval intonation invalidation jamkicking upstairslacuna lag lagging lapse latency layoff

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letup liquidation logjam lull modulation moratorium motionlessness nonexercise nullification obstruction orchestration ostracism ousting outlawing outlawry overthrow overthrowal paperasserie pause pendency pendulosity pendulousness pensileness pensilitypensioning offperiod phrasingpink slippostponement preparation protraction purgation purge purging quiescence quiescency recall recantation recessred tapered-tapeism red-tapery rejection release relinquishment remission removal renege renouncement renunciation repeal reprieve rescinding rescindment rescission resignation resolution respite rest retardance retardation retirement retraction reversal revocation revoke revokement riddance sack settingsetting asideseveranceslow upslow-up slowdown slowness solution spellstand downstand-down staystay of executionstop stoppage superannuation surcease surplusing suspensetea breakterminationthe axthe bootthe bouncethe gatethe sacktickettie uptie-uptime lagtime outtone paintingtranscription truce unchurching underactivity unfrocking unseating vacation vacatur voidance voiding wait waiver waivingwalking paperswithdrawalwrite offwrite-off

Noun(24 words)

intermissions levitating mixture moratoria moratoriums mothballingon holdout-of-school suspensionpauses pausing preemption reprieve respite stop suspending syncope tablingtemporary bantemporary removalthunks

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time-out tollingtrial stasisundercarriage

Verb(1 words)

restrict rights

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More general

17 entries

break debarment delay discipline inaction inactiveness inactivity interruption intervalmechanical systemmechanism mixture punishment support supportingtime interval

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More specific

12 entries

air suspensionchalk in waterclassroom suspensioncoil springhydraulic suspensionin-school suspensionleaf springout-of-school suspensionpowder in watersand in watershort suspensionwork stoppage

Collocations

6 entries

academic suspensionsuspension bridgesuspension of disbeliefsuspension policysuspension systemvehicle suspension

Inflections

1 entries

suspensions

Derivations

2 entries

suspend suspensory

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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The suspension bridge is miles above.

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There is a suspension bridge ahead of us.

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Traffic was also disrupted including the suspension of the Akita, Tohoku bullet train.

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He wrote the article "Interstellar Voyages with Passengers in Cryogenic Suspension."

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