PAUSE Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

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as in to hesitate

to come to a temporary halt in one's activity he paused for a moment to regain his composure

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noun

ˈpȯz

as in lull

a momentary halt in an activity there was a brief pause for applause in her speech

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as in hesitation

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

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Recent Examples of pause

Verb

That price may make some people pause. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026 Oregon followed suit in April, temporarily pausing confidential plate registrations for any federal agencies. —

Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026

Noun

The news of the spinoff came during reports of a production pause on the original Mormon Wives show. —

Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026 Before the hard sell comes a pause. —

Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for pause

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pause

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But at the last second, Pages pulled up to let Tucker make the catch, and Tucker hesitated before flailing after it.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
While their rivals started spending significant sums of money as soon as the 2024-25 season finished, Spurs wasted a couple of weeks hesitating about the long-term future of then head coach Ange Postecoglou before replacing him with Thomas Frank.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 29 May 2026