Synonyms of paused

paused

verb

past tense of pause

as in hesitated

to come to a temporary halt in one's activity

he paused for a moment to regain his composure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitated
• stopped
• interrupted
• broke
• finished
• caught one's breath
• ceased
• held one's horses
• ended
• terminated
• broke in
• discontinued
• laid off
• lapsed
• quit
• knocked off
• let up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• persisted
• advanced
• extended
• prolonged
• stretched
• progressed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of paused

That same month, the administration temporarily paused the processing of immigrant visa appointments worldwide for consular officer training, though the pause is not expected to last beyond early to-mid-September. — Mariel Ferragamo, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

Several California universities have paused international students’ applications to pursue off-campus internships after the federal government issued guidance last month urging enhanced scrutiny of these work authorizations. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

My son paused the TV, walked to the wall and took down a photograph. — Michael Chavira, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

During Ariana Grande‘s final stop of her headlining Eternal Sunshine tour, the star paused the London show to reflect on the moment and thank her fans for joining her along the way. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

Acting on an emergency appeal from the administration, the court ruled 5-4 that a federal judge wrongly paused the project until a legal fight could be resolved. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Turner suffered a minor injury during production, resulting in the shoot being paused for around two weeks to allow the Game of Thrones star time to recover. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

Novartis and Bristol Myers Squibb have paused multiple trials evaluating their respective cell therapy programs against autoimmune conditions after observing inflammatory side effects in testing, BioPharma Dive reports. — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026

Reuters said March and April reports of impending layoffs and Meta tracking employees’ keyboard and mouse input in order to train AI agents (Meta has since paused the program) hurt employee morale. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026