Need another word that means the same as “pause”? Find 33 synonyms and 30 related words for “pause” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Pause” are: hesitate, break, intermit, stop, cease, halt, discontinue, break off, take a break, take a breath, intermission, interruption, suspension, cessation, stoppage, standstill, check, lull, respite, stay, breathing space, discontinuation, discontinuance, hiatus, gap, lapse, lapse of time, interlude, interval, entr'acte
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pause” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| break | An instance of breaking something or the point where something is broken. I need a break from mental activity. |
| breathing space | The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation. |
| cessation | The fact or process of ending or being brought to an end. A cessation of animal testing of cosmetics. |
| check | A move by which a piece or pawn directly attacks the opponent s king and by which the king may be checkmated. There was no check to the expansion of the market. |
| discontinuance | The act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent. |
| discontinuation | The action of ceasing to do or provide something, especially something that has been provided on a regular basis. There were no serious adverse events and no drug discontinuations. |
| entr'acte | The interlude between two acts of a play. |
| gap | A difference, especially an undesirable one, between two views or situations. There are many gaps in our understanding of what happened. |
| halt | A minor stopping place on a local railway line. A bus screeched to a halt. |
| hiatus | A pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity. There was a brief hiatus in the war with France. |
| interlude | An intervening period or episode. An orchestral interlude. |
| intermission | The act of suspending activity temporarily. He was granted an intermission in his studies. |
| interruption | An act, utterance, or period that interrupts someone or something. She ignored the interruption and carried on. |
| interval | A component of activity in interval training. An interval of mourning. |
| lapse | The termination of a right or privilege through disuse or failure to follow appropriate procedures. Tracing his lapse into petty crime. |
| lapse of time | A mistake resulting from inattention. |
| lull | A temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity. For two days there had been a lull in the fighting. |
| respite | The act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment. The refugee encampments will provide some respite from the suffering. |
| standstill | An interruption of normal activity. The traffic came to a standstill. |
| stay | A period of staying somewhere in particular of living somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest. There is likely to be a good public library as a stay against boredom. |
| stop | The act of stopping something. In England they call a period a stop. |
| stoppage | An obstruction in a pipe or tube. One machine gun crew had a stoppage. |
| suspension | Temporary cessation or suspension. The suspension of military action. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pause” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| break | Break down literally or metaphorically. Break a branch from a tree. |
| break off | Fracture a bone of nicecutisours. |
| cease | Come or bring to an end. On his retirement the job will cease to exist. |
| discontinue | Cease taking (a newspaper or periodical) or paying (a subscription). The ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors. |
| halt | Come to a halt stop moving. She halted in mid sentence. |
| hesitate | Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing. He hesitated to spoil the mood by being inquisitive. |
| intermit | Suspend or discontinue (an action or practice) for a time. He was urged to intermit his application. |
| stop | Cause to stop. You ll have to stop the night. |
| take a break | Admit into a group or community. |
| take a breath | Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives. |
| abeyance | Temporary cessation or suspension. Matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries. |
| cease | Cease is a noun only in the phrase without cease end. They were asked to cease all military activity. |
| cessation | The fact or process of ending or being brought to an end. A cessation of the thunder. |
| crippled | (of a person) unable to walk or move normally; disabled. His rule left the country with a crippled economy. |
| deadlock | Secure a door with a deadlock. The meeting is deadlocked. |
| desist | Choose not to consume. Each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage. |
| discontinue | Cease taking (a newspaper or periodical) or paying (a subscription). The ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors. |
| halt | Come to a halt stop moving. A bus screeched to a halt. |
| halting | Fragmentary or halting from emotional strain. She speaks halting English with a heavy accent. |
| hesitate | Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness. He hesitated to spoil the mood by being inquisitive. |
| hiatus | A missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript. There was a brief hiatus in the war with France. |
| impasse | A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible. Reached an impasse on the negotiations. |
| intermission | A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something. He was granted an intermission in his studies. |
| interruption | Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity. Students returning to education after an interruption in their career. |
| lame | Make a person or animal lame. She wore a gold lame dress. |
| momentarily | At any moment. As he passed Jenny s door he paused momentarily. |
| predicament | A situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one. The club s financial predicament. |
| preside | Act as president. Preside over companies and corporations. |
| quandary | A difficult situation; a practical dilemma. A legal quandary. |
| respite | Grant a respite to someone especially a person condemned to death. Some poor criminal from the gibbet or the wheel respited for a day. |
| rest | An instance or period of resting. I m going to rest up before travelling to England. |
| stalemate | Subject to a stalemate. The war had again reached stalemate. |
| stanch | Stop the flow of a liquid. |
| standstill | A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible. The traffic came to a standstill. |
| stasis | An abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped. Creative stasis. |
| stop | A short length of rope used to secure something a stopper. Stop the project. |
| suspension | Temporary cessation or suspension. The agitator in the vat keeps the slurry in suspension. |
| unmoving | Not arousing emotions. Claudia sat unmoving behind her desk. |
| waken | Cause to become awake or conscious. She wakened the child and dressed her. |
| walkout | A sudden angry departure, especially as a protest or strike. Opposition MPs staged a walkout during the budget session. |
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