Synonyms of pauses

pauses 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pause

as in hesitates

to come to a temporary halt in one's activity

he paused for a moment to regain his composure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitates
• breaks
• interrupts
• stops
• finishes
• catches one's breath
• holds one's horses
• ceases
• ends
• terminates
• breaks in
• lapses
• discontinues
• lays off
• quits
• knocks off
• lets up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• persists
• advances
• progresses
• extends
• stretches
• prolongs

pauses

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noun

plural of pause

as in lulls

a momentary halt in an activity

there was a brief pause for applause in her speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lulls
• breaths
• interruptions
• breaks
• recesses
• intervals
• rests
• breathers
• intermissions
• interludes
• respites
• stoppages
• gaps
• suspensions
• lapses
• hitches
• time-outs
• cessations
• hiatuses
• downtimes
• endings
• interims
• discontinuances
• terminations
• discontinuities
• expirations
• moratoriums
• abeyances
• surceases

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• progresses
• continuations
• progressions
• extensions
• prolongations
• endurances
• persistences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pauses

Verb

An early-stage company that pauses to build perfect processes will lose to the company that ships. — Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Loud persistent snoring, sudden gasping or choking for air, waking with a dry mouth and breathing pauses a partner usually notices first. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026

Clutching an aerial hoop on a Johannesburg circus stage, a young performer pauses for a split second before launching into the air and gliding, drawing cheers from the crowd below. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

One press on the stem plays/pauses media or answers/mutes a call. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

The conversation pauses every few moments to let a J, M, or Z train lumber loudly past us, but also because Green is someone who chooses her words with great care. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026

Both major candidates in the governor’s race embracing pauses on new data center developments is a likely reflection of Michigan voters' views on the facilities. — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026

The film pauses, and Keenan McCardell uses a green laser pointer to circle a New Orleans Saints defender on the projector in front of him. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

The executive order pauses new permits for facilities exceeding 50 megawatts, but Lake Mariner’s 500-megawatt buildout was already permitted before the order took effect. — Petala Ironcloud, ArsTechnica, 7 Sep. 2026

Noun

Try the cheap partner-side fixes first, match the mid-tier device to the type of snoring and escalate to a doctor the moment breathing pauses enter the picture. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

These short and intentional pauses from your tasks have been clinically proven to offer your weary brain a boost. — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 23 Sep. 2026

Lynne Goldberg, meditation teacher and co-founder of the Breethe meditation app, told Real Simple that these pauses do the heavy lifting. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Some deepfakes still have telltale flaws such as unnatural facial movements, lip-sync glitches, robotic speech or awkward pauses — but the technology is rapidly improving, a spokesperson for the organization said. — Emily Elconin For Cnn, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

If pauses were put in place, wouldn’t that cost your business quite a lot of money, and Anthropic’s business quite a lot of money, ahead of these critical moments in public-market debuts? — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

At least 15 states have considered restrictions or pauses on new data centers, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, but about half of those proposals have failed. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

Still, Netflix collected granular information about subscriber activity on its platform, the lawsuit says, including searches, pauses, rewatches, browsing and scrolling behavior and device information. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Given its power, AI can evaluate customer responses based on factors such as speaking rate, pitch variation, pauses, volume shifts and vocal tension. — Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026