SUSPENDING Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

suspending

verb

present participle of suspend

as in postponing

to bring to a formal close for a period of time the judge suspended the hearing to give the district attorney more time to process evidence

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as in hanging

to place on an elevated point without support from below suspended a banner proclaiming the town's "Heritage Days" from the archway

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Recent Examples of suspending Similarly, Penn says the episode could adopt a visual style more consistent with comic books without asking the audience to do more work suspending their disbelief. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 That involved suspending a single shipment of the munitions in the spring of 2024. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026 Despite rising infant deaths tied to Lucy Letby’s shifts, hospital leaders delayed suspending her and calling police, allowing further attacks before her eventual arrest and conviction. — Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Talarico has also proposed suspending the federal diesel tax. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026 His proposal included suspending the 18-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax and the 24-cent-per-gallon diesel tax. — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 The only thing that forced him to relent was Kubiak suspending him for a practice after an altercation with Cousins. — Sam Warren, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 In addition to suspending operations on the four existing cameras, the village is delaying installation of the other eight until concerns are addressed. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026 The league punished Las Vegas by taking away a first-round draft pick and suspending coach Becky Hammon for two games. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspending

Verb

That debate sparked angry exchanges among different justices, which led Justice Flávio Dino to ask for the review that led to postponing the decision.

— MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Humor becomes a way of both relieving and postponing tension.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of postponing

Verb

Anthony LaRoque was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black pants and red boxers, with a long black-and-white lanyard hanging from his pocket.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
The apocalyptic fears boiling up in the play are perhaps even more acutely felt today, with the ravages of climate change compounding each year and the threat of AI hanging an existential cloud over our heads.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of hanging

Verb

In another fun moment, Reese was talking to the media after the tight win over Italy and Clark ducked past her, apologizing for interrupting her interviews.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Gamers can quickly capture screenshots of 2D and 3D games on their primary monitor without interrupting the action.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of interrupting

Verb

Fans felt like the lighting on the skirt creates a white triangle shape that resembles a KKK hood, while the shoes appeared to look like two dangling legs.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Chopping vegetables with tiny baby feet dangling in front of the cutting board was a new challenge, but one easily solved by a little shifting and angling.

— Caroline Chambers, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of dangling

Verb

After recessing up the aisle, the newlyweds ran back across the bridge hand in hand.

— Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Supreme Court recently handed notable losses to Trump The latest survey was taken July 1-19, just days after the justices dropped some of their biggest decisions before recessing for the summer.

— Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Definition of recessing

Verb

The Brown Act doesn’t specify rules for adjourning a meeting, said David Loy, legal director of the First Amendment Coalition.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Ten days later, the Senate voted on two more of the articles of impeachment, both votes again falling one vote shy of conviction, before adjourning the trial sine die, or with no date chosen to reconvene.

— USA Today, USA Today, 6 May 2026