pause (189 synonym found)

Pause has 189 synonyms. The top synonyms for pause are jam, jib, lag, shy, fear, halt, hold, lull and 181 more. Browse the full list below.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a synonym for pause?

A common synonym for pause is jam. Other synonyms include jib, lag, shy, fear.

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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