Synonyms of suspensions

suspensions

noun

plural of suspension

as in suspenses

a state of temporary inactivity

trading with that nation is in suspension until it improves its record on human rights

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suspenses
• moratoriums
• comas
• latencies
• recessions
• dormancies
• inertias
• cold storages
• deep freezes
• suspended animations
• holding patterns
• inactions
• quiescences
• abeyances
• recesses
• doldrums
• remissions
• slumbers
• standstills
• torpors
• rests
• hypnoses
• impasses
• layoffs
• hibernations
• sleeps
• downtimes
• reposes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuations
• continuances
• renewals
• resumptions
• resuscitations
• recommencements

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suspensions

Again, the military removed the suspensions and ended its investigation. — Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Moore and Harbaugh served suspensions tied to that investigation and an earlier investigation into recruiting violations. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 20 July 2026

The South Carolina Army National Guard later said the suspensions were a routine, non-punitive safety measure, and the Pentagon subsequently lifted them. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 16 July 2026

And when those providers challenged the suspensions, investigations upheld 80% of decisions — because the enforcement was built on data, not guesswork. — Mehmet Oz, Boston Herald, 13 July 2026

Indigenous students lose eight to 10 times more classroom days to suspensions than white students, while Hispanic students lose three to four times as many, according to the 47-page report released by the state’s Department of Justice last week. — Bryant Furlow, ProPublica, 13 July 2026

The Pentagon said Friday that the military has lifted the suspensions of all helicopter pilots involved in a July 4 beach flyover in South Carolina that triggered scrutiny, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth weighed into the matter directly. — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 10 July 2026

However, because the allegations often are accompanied by major suspensions of federal Medicaid payments, the result is frail older adults, people with disabilities, and their families are losing benefits. — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

That’s why Sarkin and Levitt began serving matching three-year suspensions of their law licenses Monday. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026