pause (189 synonym found)

Pause has 189 synonyms. The top synonyms for pause are abeyance, accent mark, afterthought, back down, bashfulness, blench, blockage, boggle and 181 more. Browse the full list below.

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abeyance
accent mark
afterthought
back down
bashfulness
blench
blockage
boggle
boggling
breach
breath
breathe
breather
breathing place
breathing space
breathing spell
breathing time
breve rest
bureaucratic delay
caesura
call a break
call a recess
call time
cancel
cease-fire
cessation
cigarette break
clause boundary
clause terminal
close juncture
cocktail hour
coffee break
colon
comma
compunction
custos
day off
debate
declare a recess
delayage
delayed reaction
demurral
detention
diffidence
discontinuance
discontinuation
discontinue
discontinuity
double take
downtime
dragging
eighth rest
enforced respite
expression mark
falling terminal
faltering
fear
fermata
fight shy of
half rest
half time
half-time intermission
halt
hang back
hang off
hang-up
happy hour
have qualms
hem and haw
hesitance
hesitancy
hesitate
hesitation
hold
hold off
hold up
hold-up
holdup
holiday
hum and haw
inactivity
interim
interlude
intermezzo
intermit
intermittence
interregnum
interrupt
interval
intervene
jam
jib
juncture
key signature
knock off
lacuna
lag
lagging
lapse
lay off
layoff
let up
letup
ligature
logjam
lull
make bones about
mark time
metronomic mark
minim
modesty
moratorium
off-time
open juncture
paperasserie
plateau
point of repose
ponder
presa
pull back
quail
qualm
qualm of conscience
qualmishness
quarter rest
quiet spell
recess
recoil
red tape
red-tapeism
red-tapery
relief
remission
reprieve
respite
resting point
retardance
retardation
rising terminal
sandhi
scrupulosity
scrupulousness
segno
semicolon
shilly-shally
shrinking
shy
shy at
shyness
signature
sixteenth rest
slow-up
slowdown
slowness
slur
stand-down
stay
stay of execution
stick at
stickle
stickling
stop for breath
stop to consider
stoppage
straddle the fence
strain at
surcease
swell
take a break
take a recess
take a rest
take five
take ten
take time out
tea break
tempo mark
think twice about
tie-up
time interval
time lag
time out
time signature
truce
vinculum
wait
wince
withdraw
word boundary
yield

Frequently asked questions

What is a synonym for pause?

A common synonym for pause is abeyance. Other synonyms include accent mark, afterthought, back down, bashfulness.

How many synonyms does pause have?

Pause has 189 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does pause mean?

(v): to interrupt current work and do something else for a moment (n): a short time for relaxing and doing something else; a button found on players of electronic and digital media (such as a VCR or D

Definition of pause:

(v) : to interrupt current work and do something else for a moment
(n) : a short time for relaxing and doing something else; a button found on players of electronic and digital media (such as a VCR or DVD player) that suspends play
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Definition of pause:

(v) : to interrupt current work and do something else for a moment
(n) : a short time for relaxing and doing something else; a button found on players of electronic and digital media (such as a VCR or DVD player) that suspends play
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