Synonyms of prorogue

prorogue

verb

prə-ˈrōg 

as in to suspend

to bring to a formal close for a period of time

the legislative session was prorogued for the summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suspend
• postpone
• adjourn
• recess
• interrupt
• prorogate
• defer
• disband
• table
• reserve
• shelve
• discontinue
• disperse
• halt
• intermit
• dissolve
• terminate
• revoke
• recall
• annul
• end
• call
• break off
• stop
• put off
• hold off
• rescind
• wind up
• quash
• repeal
• abort
• conclude
• nullify
• abrogate
• close
• invalidate
• call off
• wrap up
• break up
• void
• negate
• drop

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• open
• proceed
• continue
• launch
• inaugurate
• extend
• prolong
• carry on
• draw out
• resume
• renew
• reopen
• call
• convene
• assemble
• summon
• muster
• rally
• convoke

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prorogue

In 2020, Trudeau prorogued parliament after a massive scandal over his previous finance minister, Bill Morneau’s relationship with a charity that was given large government contracts. — Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024

His functions as head of state include meeting weekly with the prime minister to consult, warn, and advise on issues of the day, giving royal assent to new laws, and opening and proroguing Parliament. — David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024

Decency would have driven a leader to bow out after the very first COVID fine, so would lying to the Queen to prorogue parliament, or accepting Tory donor cash to refurbish his No.10 apartment. — Marina Purkiss, Fortune, 27 May 2022

But creating one requires some parliamentary machination: The speaker of the House must first engineer a disagreement with McConnell over adjourning, at which time the president can intervene, under the Presidential Adjournment Clause in the Constitution, to prorogue Congress and force a recess. — Sam Adler-Bell, The New Republic, 15 Nov. 2020