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

For days, Mazur was pinned down in his home on the west bank of the Dnieper River with his wife and children, unable to reach the Nadiya clinic, which amid the chaos paused operations. — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026

The briefing over, Andrew, about to turn away, paused for a second, perhaps to answer a question, maybe to shake the hand of the Afghan police chief standing next to him, maybe someone called out to him. — Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Whitney Houston’s Super Bowl rendition of the national anthem played as everyone paused for the moment. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026

Tim paused on the spread opener of Clara Forst’s feature about doing a lot of drugs and almost drowning in a pool in Thailand. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Teams paused relevant workloads while introducing additional safeguards. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Trading was paused for about an hour and resumed Thursday afternoon. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

In October 2019, China paused sponsorship deals with the National Basketball Association after Houston Rockets executive Daryl Morey posted online in support of protests in Hong Kong, which Beijing characterizes as separatist and seditious. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

Roberto Sosa often took long pauses while recounting the incident and paused to wipe his eyes. — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026