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suspend

[suh-spend] / səˈspɛnd /
VERB
hang from above
Synonyms
STRONG
append attach dangle depend sling swing wave
WEAK
be pendent hang down hang up hook up
Antonyms
STRONG
disjoin take away
WEAK
rise sustain
VERB
delay, hold off
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjourn arrest bar cease defer discontinue eject exclude file halt interrupt postpone put off reject rule out shelve stay waive withhold
STRONG
can check debar eliminate hang inactivate intermit omit pigeonhole procrastinate prorogue protract retard
WEAK
break up count out cut short hang fire hang up hold up lay aside lay off lay on the table lay over pink slip put a stop to put an end to put on back burner put on hold put on ice put on the shelf stave off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accept add advance allow begin carry on carry out continue do encourage expedite forge forward go include keep on release
WEAK
complete finish persist sustain

Example Sentences

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Front-month Brent crude fell below $100 a barrel after President Trump said the U.S. agreed to suspend attacks against Iran on the condition that Tehran re-opens the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Government sources have told the BBC that Turner has had previous written warnings, but the decision to suspend the whip will be kept under review.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Early in the war, concerns about the war led some producers in the region to suspend production.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

The FAA is investigating the incident, including whether “a new measure to suspend the use of visual separation between airplanes and helicopters was applied,” the agency spokesperson wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

But Kitty wouldn’t budge and, as far as the school was concerned, it was a matter of were they going to suspend Kitty or let her finish and go on to college.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers