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pause

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pause

1 a momentary halt in an activity

  • there was a brief pause for applause in her speech
Synonyms of pause

break, breath, breather, interruption, lull, recess
Words Related to pause

time-out

interim, interlude, intermission, interval, respite, rest

cessation, discontinuance, downtime, ending, expiration, finishing, hitch, lapse, stoppage, stopping, termination

abeyance, moratorium, surcease, suspension

discontinuity, gap, hiatus
Near Antonyms of pause

continuation, endurance, persistence, progress, progression

extension, prolongation

2 a state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action

  • the question caught the professor off guard, and there was a pause before he responded
Synonyms of pause

faltering, fence-sitting, hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, indecision, irresolution, shilly-shally, shilly-shallying, vacillation, wavering, wobbling (also wabbling)
Words Related to pause

delay, hawing, procrastination, waiting

arrière-pensée, misgiving, second thought

consideration, debate, deliberation, doubt, incertitude, indecisiveness, indetermination, uncertainness, uncertainty

avoidance, equivocation

aversion, disinclination, indisposition, reluctance, unwillingness

faintheartedness, shyness, timidity, timidness
Near Antonyms of pause

certainty, certitude, confidence, decisiveness, determination, firmness, resoluteness, resolution, sureness

alacrity, eagerness, readiness

pause

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pause

to come to a temporary halt in oneʼs activity

  • he paused for a moment to regain his composure
Synonyms of pause

break
Words Related to pause

hesitate

break in, interrupt

cease, discontinue, end, finish, stop, terminate

knock off, lay off, quit

lapse, let up
Phrases Synonymous with pause

catch one's breath, hold one's horses
Near Antonyms of pause

continue, persist

advance, progress

extend, prolong, stretch

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