Antonyms for suspension
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : suh-spen-shuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : səˈspɛn ʃən |
Definition of suspension
Origin :- early 15c., "temporary halting or deprivation," from Latin suspensionem (nominative suspensio) "the act or state of hanging up, a vaulting," from past participle stem of suspendere "to hang" (see suspend).
- A semblance of truth sufficient to procure for these shadows of imagination that willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith. [Coleridge, "Biographia Literaria," 1817]
- Meaning "action of hanging by a support from above" is attested from 1540s. Suspension bridge first recorded 1821.
- noun delay
- The episode that had caused her suspension seemed entirely forgotten.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- It is obvious that a great deal depends on the mode of suspension.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various
- Hansen made use of the mode of suspension exhibited in Fig. 3.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various
- Twenty things may happen to afford me a suspension at least: Why should I be so very uneasy?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Faraday always recommended the suspension of judgment in cases of doubt.
- Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various
- It loosened at its lower end and the wires holding it in suspension shook.
- Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- But that suspension was far more dreadful than the most acute suffering.
- Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
- False news of the suspension of hostilities should have, in a measure, prepared her.
- Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers
- In most of the tents a ring for suspension is fastened at the centre of one side.
- Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
- Negligent judges were threatened with suspension and removal from office.
- Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird
Synonyms for suspension
- abeyance
- abeyancy
- adjournment
- break
- breather
- breathing spell
- cessation
- coffee break
- concluding
- conclusion
- cutoff
- deferment
- disbarment
- discontinuation
- discontinuing
- doldrums
- dormancy
- downtime
- end
- ending
- finish
- five
- freeze
- halt
- heave-ho
- intermission
- interruption
- latency
- layoff
- letup
- moratorium
- pause
- period
- postponement
- quiescence
- quiescency
- remission
- respite
- stay
- stoppage
- suspense
- ten
- termination
- time-out
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