Thesaurus:pause

Thesaurus

pause

English

Noun

Sense: a temporary stop

Synonyms

• break
• breather
• cessation
• demurral
• gap
• hiatus
• halt
• halting
• interregnum
• interruption
• lapse
• moratorium
• pause
• recess
• respite
• resting
• stoppage
• stopping
• suspension

Antonyms

• finish    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• intermission
• interval (chiefly UK)
• prorogation
• stop    [⇒ thesaurus]
• time-out
• vacation    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• coffee break
• comfort stop
• fag break (UK, slang)
• smoko (Australia, NZ)
• tea break
•   —
• breaktime
• half time
• lunchtime
• playtime (UK)

Hypernyms

• discontinuity    [⇒ thesaurus]
• period    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:delay (noun)
• Thesaurus:desist (verb)

Further reading

• “133. lateness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “687. repose” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “pause” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.