Synonyms of cold storage

cold storage

noun

as in suspension

a state of temporary inactivity

the president's domestic programs had been in cold storage while he attended to a string of international crises

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suspension
• suspense
• suspended animation
• coma
• holding pattern
• deep freeze
• moratorium
• abeyance
• recession
• latency
• quiescence
• dormancy
• inertia
• recess
• doldrums
• rest
• inaction
• inertness
• slumber
• standstill
• sleep
• hypnosis
• hibernation
• motionlessness
• remission
• impasse
• downtime
• torpor
• layoff
• idleness
• repose

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuation
• continuance
• renewal
• resuscitation
• resumption
• recommencement